Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Love the name! Beautiful birds and stories

Thank you. They keep me entertained.

 

[starri33]

Thank you, I love this..

 

[MissChick@dee]

LOL that says it!

 

[Anna Ranieri]

Introducing the current residents of Fluffy Butt Acres

As you can see from the front of the coop, we currently have 4 residents. Patsy, Lilly, Hattie & Jabber.
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Patsy & Lilly have been here the longest and we ar enot really certain what kind of birds they are but they are likely Black Sex Links. Hattie and Jabber have just joined the flock this summer as they were chicks we got back in April. Here are their individual photos.

Patsy
She is our alpha hen and is extremely friendly. While not a big fan of being picked up she comes right up to you and will talk and visit.
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Lilly is currently #2 in the pecking order and intends to stay there. She has become our little enforcer and she defends the flock from such terrors as squirrels, rabbits, doves, and most importantly, ducks.
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More to come on our newbies.

Ohhhh wow they are beautiful, both have such beautiful plumage

 

[Anna Ranieri]

Our other two residents came to us in April as chicks. My wife raised them until they moved outside and then they became my responsibility.

Hattie is our lavender orpington hen. She has not starting lying yet but i expect she will once the days turn longer.
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Jabberwockie, Jabber for short, was supposed to be an Easter Egger hen, however, he is clearly not a hen.
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He and Hattie are inseperable.

Beautiful

 

[Anna Ranieri]

OK, how about some pictures of the chicks from back in April of last year?

Let's start with Fluffy Butts, what better place?
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Here is Jabber. He was crazy from the start.
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And here is Hattie, so sweet and friendy from day 1.
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Loving this thread, and these wonderful pictures, I'm so glad I noticed your link attached to your user name. I gotta be up in 3hrs to let my troop out for their daily free range, so I'm going to read the rest of this thread later - really looking forward to reading more. Thank you so much for sharing

 

[BY Bob]

Loving this thread, and these wonderful pictures, I'm so glad I noticed your link attached to your user name. I gotta be up in 3hrs to let my troop out for their daily free range, so I'm going to read the rest of this thread later - really looking forward to reading more. Thank you so much for sharing

I'm glad you like. Get some sleep.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Same here! Chickens are my pets, and not something I would despose of after use. Beautiful Flock!

 

[Anna Ranieri]

I love your philosophy about keeping hens regardless of eggs. I figure everyone deserves a kind and gentle retirement, once her work is done. My chickens are all pets, too (some better than others!) and I am looking forward to more about the Fluffy Butt residents. They are beautiful birds.

My birds are pets too, we get eggs everyday but are not big egg eaters at all, so we give the majority of the eggs away free to whoever wants them and there are plenty of people happy to take them off our hands. I'm currently in a battle to keep my birds as we've had complaints and people are trying to force us to give them up, I would be devastated if I have to give them up. I love every single one of them and I'd be lost without them. However in anticipation of us losing the case (if we do) we have found a wonderful bird sanctuary to take them to should needs be and the lovely people who run the sanctuary have guaranteed a place for all 8 of them even if it takes years before we find out the outcome. But I will never relinquish my beauties unless I am forced to by a court of law in which I case is have no choice.

 

[Anna Ranieri]

So I saw proof today that the chicks are fully grown. I was like, "Please get a room. The coop is empty right now. I don't need to see this!"

Here they were afterwards......
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- so funny and such a clever idea lol