Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

So-o-o CUTE! Yep, take your time on final Silkie gender verdicts. They change day-to-day so reserve judgment till it crows or lays. We were fooled for 7 months!

Trust me I am waiting for a crow or a egg with each of them. Some of them are so confusing. Tails lead to boys, their head poofs is so neat and tidy I think pullet. I jumped the gun once already with chiquita's chick a year and a half ago. I was thinking girl, then it started having me question it so I let my cousins grandson have it. He fell in love with "Tiger Chicken". Warned them I was thinking maybe boy but not sure. I kicked myself when I got a phone call saying Tiger Chicken laid a egg. Never again am I letting a silkie go thinking boy until I hear that first crow.

 

[BY Bob]

Today the chicks are officially 4 months old. Well, today leading into tomorrow for everyone.

George, oh Georgie boy is mid-juvenile molt right now and is channeling his father at the moment. Overnight he lost most of his tail feathers and only has 4 left. I expect the remaining 4 to be lost today or tomorrow.

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He also wants to let his daddy Mr. P he should be proud of him. He is the leader of his own gang of silkies like him.View attachment 3961975View attachment 3961976
My only for sure silkie pullet, the rest are now very questionable.
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If the majority of these are boys like I fear, I will have multiple roosters for a while. I will have to choose 1 or maybe 2 to stay. But which one. Right now I can make a case for every single one to stay if they are boys dang it. I do know first thing I am going to do if I have multiple boys like I suspect is contact my cousin who has "Tiger Chicken". When I do I need to have my keeper for sure picked. I am going to tell her to bring her grandson and let him pick out a boyfriend for her.
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They are adorable. All of them.

 

[BY Bob]

GORGEOUS kitty! I'm discovering our neighborhood cats are more useful (predator deterrents) & more trustworthy around our hens than the loose stray neighborhood dogs!

Dogs are much more a threat to chickens than any cat has ever been. If you think about it, chickens and barn cats have coexisted for hundreds of years.

You never hear of barn dogs.

 

[BY Bob]

They're a wonderful assist to roosters

And Aurora!

 

[Marie2020]

Hawks are Back

I got this video of the crows harassing a hawk as it circled over FBA last week. Hopefully Aster is learning from the others how to stay safe.

Good on those crows

 

[Marie2020]

I'm so very sorry. This must be terribly distressing. We are paying for you both.

I've tried to thank you twice and got thrown into a different page.

Thank you Bob

 

[Marie2020]

I'm so very sorry. This must be terribly distressing. We are paying for you both.

I've tried to thank you twice and got thrown into a different page.

Thank you Bob your prayers has been answered. He's much better tonight. I know I haven't got him for much longer but my friends are supporting me and I'm sort of coping.
I'm worried every single time I have to leave my home because he completely relapses. And I have a hospital appointment at the end of this month

I just hope I can be with him when the time comes.

 

[Marie2020]

Here is another friend of my princess but she's getting really comfortable in here now. She insisted on sleeping outside last night so I let her go. This evening Pusscat and Amori was left alone for a hour all on their own and they were fine.

Here she is sleeping in the families shared bed

 

[SimpleJenn]

Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said
Young man, pick yourself off the ground,  I Said
Young man, cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
I've been singing YMCA to him lately

 

[BY Bob]

I've tried to thank you twice and got thrown into a different page.

Thank you Bob

Praying not paying sorry about that. You are welcome.