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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Blue feathers on a wheaten Ameraucana is called "Blue Wheaten" in the approved colors for APA registered Ameraucana. BW EE's(or "Amer-i-cana") are not as defined in color as BW Amer-au-cana. EE's/Americana are beautiful but "Ameraucana" breeder/show people are real sticklers about their APA SOP...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Keeping tools warm for HuMom's cold hands❣️
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Buttercup hopped up for a visit. She’s complaining about something in my ear…. Love the feathers...she almost looks "smokey" in colors.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    We add chicken probiotics to our chicken waterer & alternate w/ the trace minerals added. We don't wish to overdue any supplements. Supposedly the Amish only feed their poultry farm-grown food if this video can be believed:
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    So much to know about diet. Boggles the mind... whether for humans or livestock/poultry. We get a plant-based 77 trace minerals liquid that we add to the chicken waterer & take it ourselves. All the 77 trace minerals are listed on the bottle & too long to photo all of them. All living things...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I've seen some people use nets w/ adjustable handles to catch fast/wayward chickens/ducks.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Nifty machine there 👍
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Birds go into torpor at roost & is probably the best time to take them off roost & take in-hand for health checks. For big standard birds we kept a bath towel handy to wrap them up to keep from flapping while doing inspections in some lesser lighting. Right now we have just Silkies & they've...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    If you've ruled out waterbelly (ascites) then she's just a big hen ... which I understand they've been originally bred to be dual purpose birds.
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    THIRSTY THURSDAY CHICK Amber c. 2020
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Nat'l Burrito Day today ~ got our BOGO free at El Pollo Loco today
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Crawling out of bed in the morning for this 81-yr-old is a challenge everyday ~ arthritis, scoliosis, slipped lumber disc, bum leg, compressed neck bones, leg cramps, neuropathy in both hands, numbness, cataracts, etc etc etc. If I don't take my 500mg magnesium gelcap before bedtime I won't be...
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    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    We seriously considered a shed but it would take so much room in a permanent location & then no way to move it away from the house after no longer having birds. Right now the coop can roll around anywhere we put it & it can break down into pieces w/ slide-in bolts & hinges rather than being a...
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