Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Betty is glad to help. She does live in the Cluckle Hut.

Good one

My Fluffy McNugget gave me a good view of her NOT fluffy butt this morning hahaha it was a rather rude view

I guess I will have to wait till she molts to get her glorious fluffy feathers back....

 

[Ponypoor]

Weather hugs.

Warmer this morning at -14c (7f) haha.

I was treated to a splendid celestial view this morning, the moon is coming into a crescent phase, and Venus is brilliantly sparkling in the morning sky next to the moon. The one thing about winter are those crystal clear sky's at night where we recieved such splendid views! Haven't seen any northern lights yet but then I don't linger outside at night too long ng hahaha!

Oh boy I am gonna owe so much chicken tax

 

[GregnLety]

Yep. They are bred to be cycled out from commercial laying operations at 18-24months. Some smaller farmers also do this, and literally buy new hens every year, as soon as a hen is 2 it’s a stewing hen or dog food, because once they start to slow down laying they are “useless” and “not thrifty”. There are always more being raised up and they are “just chickens” after all

Out of ignorance I purchased 4 cinnamon queen hens a few years ago. Out of those 4 only one remains. They were very prone to respiratory issues. The remaining hen is living a good life and is the dominant hen of her flock. Her daughter who is half EE is the boss hen of her flock but was very sick as a pullet. I have attached a picture of Gorda the half CQ. She spent so much time inside as a pullet that now she still likes coming in the kitchen for a snack.

 

[GregnLety]

Out of ignorance I purchased 4 cinnamon queen hens a few years ago. Out of those 4 only one remains. They were very prone to respiratory issues. The remaining hen is living a good life and is the dominant hen of her flock. Her daughter who is half EE is the boss hen of her flock but was very sick as a pullet. I have attached a picture of Gorda the half CQ. She spent so much time inside as a pullet that now she still likes coming in the kitchen for a snack. View attachment 3005769

She taught her flock that if they come to the kitchen door and make noise the big, tall guy will give them treats. Lol

 

[ChicoryBlue]

A picture perfect fluffy butt from Maggie

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But then it all started to go wrong....

A little gust of wind caught her unawares

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And then the wind got stronger …..

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And then it really blew .. ..

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At this point Maggie stalked off in disgust and went to shelter in the Chicken Palace.

Happy Friday everyone.

Love this picture story! Thank you.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I think you are probably right. This thread certainly reinforces that perspective. Terrifying.

I didn't mean to terrify you, sorry!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

That first photo with the soft lighting and the crowd of chickens looks like a Renaissance painting.

Yes it does!

 

[RoyalChick]

I didn't mean to terrify you, sorry!

Oh I didn’t mean you were terrifying me. I meant this thread linked below. I failed to copy the link before. Hopefully I did it right this time.
It really is terrifying!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/heat-lamp-fire.1512765/

 

[micstrachan]

How many does she lay? My Roadrunners seem generally nicely restrained in their laying (though Minnie is on a bit of a run at the moment for some reason). Normally they seem to lay at the rate of 2-3 a week.

Poor Flash is laying roughly every day and a half, I think.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Oh I didn’t mean you were terrifying me. I meant this thread linked below. I failed to copy the link before. Hopefully I did it right this time.
It really is terrifying!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/heat-lamp-fire.1512765/