Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Look at all that spicy foods
paying off. That is a gorgeous beard. So sayeth the queen.

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Your royal Worshipfulness!

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok, Penelope sounds like Silkie with 5 toes and EE for bluish eggs. Funny how she's queen. I think of Silkies or EE's as shrinking violets but I guess old age earns them the right to be alphas.

Our longest lived 11-yr-old Silkie "Violet" was queen the last 4 years of her life. When we added 3 Dominique juveniles around 4-months old they immediately bowed to Violet and actually came to her defense if she was in danger from a feral cat or a bully hen!
3 Doms always gravitated around Violet wherever she went.
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After two Doms passed the one remaining Dom stayed by her side.
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That’s so sweet, chickens are loyal to their friends I find. And they can hold a grudge if you mess with them!

 

[Ponypoor]

That reminds me of someone. Minus the blue eggs of course.

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Your majesty is looking very regal

 

[Ponypoor]

She is stunning!

She has very unusual colouring at first glance it looks drab but get her in the sun and it’s a transformation. She is a very calm tame old lady, her daughter Dorothy is very similar to her.

Speaking of Dorothy I had thought she decided to stay off the nest, she was out for a few hrs this afternoon, but at 5 she was back on the nest. Sheesh!

At least Whiskers Is no longer broody.

 

[Ponypoor]

Good night everyone!

Back to work for me tomorrow so early night tonight.

Here are the two wee chickies I am most worried about, it’s nice to see their crops full

Wee Americana

Wee Gem - gosh her crop is enormous

 

[Ponypoor]

Good night everyone!

Back to work for me tomorrow so early night tonight.

Here are the two wee chickies I am most worried about, it’s nice to see their crops full

Wee Americana
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Wee Gem - gosh her crop is enormous
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Good grief?! What’s that with that silkies eyes?!

Oh no sorry it’s not her eyes it’s the icons for the camera in the upper right corner - I took a screenshot of the camera.

But doesn’t it look like freaky eyes?!

 

[featherhead007]

She has very unusual colouring at first glance it looks drab but get her in the sun and it’s a transformation. She is a very calm tame old lady, her daughter Dorothy is very similar to her.

Speaking of Dorothy I had thought she decided to stay off the nest, she was out for a few hrs this afternoon, but at 5 she was back on the nest. Sheesh!

At least Whiskers Is no longer broody.

I wish Xzit would stop being broody

 

[Ponypoor]

I wish Xzit would stop being broody

I am glad you are able to at least get her inside where it’s a bit cooler. At least Dorothy chose a bottom nestbox were it’s a bit cooler when ever we do have hot weather.

I see Tippy has plucked her chest bald - I read her the riot act, told her don’t even think about it. I am all ‘babied out’.

 

[fuentemoon]

Blury Alinta

look at that cute tiny comb

an alert Brenna

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Look at all that spicy foods
paying off. That is a gorgeous beard. So sayeth the queen.

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Per Owly, the spiciest snacks she can find are horse flies and yellow jackets. Very tasty and essential to beard growth.