Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

How do you keep your Roos from fighting each other. Mr P and Bert are just so bad

I have to separate my two hooligans from each other daily. Mr. Wyandottey is in the house with me now.
Does he look hooliganish to you?

 

[Ponypoor]

I have to separate my two hooligans from each other daily. Mr. Wyandottey is in the house with me now.
Does he look hooliganish to you?View attachment 3993358

Nope he looks like a gorgeous wee fella

 

[featherhead007]

Those two share a pen but have a hatred for Viajito their neighbor.

I have a hatred towards some of my neighbors too! But that’s another story!

 

[featherhead007]

Nope he looks like a gorgeous wee fella

“Wee fella”? Come on down Kelly, he’ll tear your ankles to shreds! He’s not a toe guy, he goes straight for what matters!

 

[featherhead007]

After playing with Mr. W, I usually count my fingers, just to be sure that I still have all of them!

 

[Ponypoor]

“Wee fella”? Come on down Kelly, he’ll tear your ankles to shreds! He’s not a toe guy, he goes straight for what matters!

Ok he’s a Tuff Dude Roo

(PS - I love his feathers - so gorgeous)

 

[Ponypoor]

Ok everyone have an awesome evening I am off to do chores - and I leave you with some fluffy butts

BFTP
November 2023

Betty and Bert when they just hatched

Fluffy McNugget Butt

Misty Chik-fil-a

Gosh I really miss having chicks hatch, if it wasn’t for getting darn Roos I can’t rehome I would hatch a couple next year.

 

[Ponypoor]

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This isn't all of her chickens. She wants me to fix the 3d printer so she can have a big flock of them.

I see she still needs a barred rock and a Wyandotte

 

[Sylvester017]

Spring, I’m getting a new flock

More? 12 isn't enough? But hey, that's great w/ the space you have. What breeds do you fancy?If you're going for big eggs, the bigger birds will give 2 maybe 3 eggs a week & sometimes they'll only be medium size. The Marans lay a good size deep brown egg at 2 to 3/wk. We found the Buff Leghorn didn't lay XL/L like the White Leghorn does. As for Exchequer or other Leghorn varieties not sure they can top a White for prolific eggs. Never had Rhode Islands, Barred Rocks, Australorps or Buff Orps so can't speak for them as layers.

In the end we chose gentle natured birds that had small or pea combs and beards.

The Marans we had was mean but she layed nice dark brown eggs ~ wish instead we got a Welsummer (has Leghorn in its history) for dark eggs rather than our aggressive cuckoo Marans but we didn't know much about mixing flock breeds at 1st.

Cuckoo Marans, White Leghorn

Blue Wheaten Ameraucana

Black Silkie

Blue Breda

Cuckoo Breda

Rose comb Dominiques

 

[Sylvester017]

Ok everyone have an awesome evening I am off to do chores - and I leave you with some fluffy butts

BFTP
November 2023

Betty and Bert when they just hatched
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Fluffy McNugget Butt
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Misty Chik-fil-a
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Gosh I really miss having chicks hatch, if it wasn’t for getting darn Roos I can’t rehome I would hatch a couple next year.

KFC butt is missing...