Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Well everyone. I'm off to Connecticut. I'm currently on the roads and guess what? Pony, you'll want to see this. SNOW! Well, as of now, we are in Connecticut but here are photos from earlier. Snow in the upper part of PA and it dwindled down as we headed to NY. I will say it has been raining all day. The rain followed us from PA to here.
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Happy travels, stay safe and keep warm

 

[Marie2020]

Happiest of thanksgivings to all who celebrate the holiday.
I asked my chooks what they would like for Christmas and they said they would like to be able to masticate. I sadly told them that I can’t give them teeth

 

[fuentemoon]

Happy Thanksgiving.
We are heading to the coast.

Thanksgiving was my moms favorite holiday, growing up we each picked something to make for our family feast day. There were some staples (its not Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes) but also often something new. I miss those family feasts, and my mother. Last year a Thanksgiving with everyone was my mother-in-laws last wish. It was a great meal and a wonderful gift of joyful memories, she passed less than 2 weeks later. Today we are gathering on the coast for some winter beach combing and hopefully a good if not traditional meal. Feeling a bit emotional today.

My chickens are thrilled to have a dry if chilly day and are industriously digging, scratching and dashing all over the front yard.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

That is so cute! Thanksgiving babies will need holiday names:

Pumpkin
Spicey
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Walnut or Wally
Autumn
Sweet Potato or Tator
Gravy
Apple, Fuji, Gala
Abraham or Lincoln~he did declare the holiday

Wait, how many eggs destined to hatch? Never mind, it's after midnite I'm punchy & time for bed.
Blessed Thanksgiving everybody

I have no earthly clue how many eggs she is on. I did not even know they were fertile till last night. Randy has been busy with all the girls, I never once saw him even look in Poppets direction. She has to be sitting on her own eggs though. They cannot be Georges because he was only 4 1/2 months when she went broody. He still has not figured out that he is a boy and what he is supposed to do with the girls. When she decided to go broody only she and Judy were laying and Judy lays in the porch box. I like the name suggestions, keep them coming. Word of warning to everyone on here. I am not keeping any of them. I do not desire a silkie x game cross in my flock. I will love them, care for them to the extent Poppet allows. When she is done with them, however long it takes I will list them. When she comes off the nest with them in a few days we will see just how much of a terror a momma Poppet is. Chiquita was fierce as a momma but allowed me to handle them after a few days and many pecks.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I just went out and checked on Poppet. To even see her I pretty much have to lay flat under the ground and reach under to shine the light on her. I believe she may have one chick out. I never saw it but I heard it. The cheeps were a little louder then last night. While the light was shining on her Poppet did pick at something in front of her and make the "come eat" call. It never emerged but I believe there was something making her feathers move at the base of her chest. I may wait again until it is after dark to go back out. It was so much easier last night to hear both her and the peeping when everyone was asleep. A few minutes ago I had a rooster crowing, hens complaining and the teenagers sounding off like geese.

 

[featherhead007]

Maybe someone with a 3D printer can make them some tiny dentures that fit their beaks

 

[Sylvester017]

I have no earthly clue how many eggs she is on. I did not even know they were fertile till last night. Randy has been busy with all the girls, I never once saw him even look in Poppets direction. She has to be sitting on her own eggs though. They cannot be Georges because he was only 4 1/2 months when she went broody. He still has not figured out that he is a boy and what he is supposed to do with the girls. When she decided to go broody only she and Judy were laying and Judy lays in the porch box. I like the name suggestions, keep them coming. Word of warning to everyone on here. I am not keeping any of them. I do not desire a silkie x game cross in my flock. I will love them, care for them to the extent Poppet allows. When she is done with them, however long it takes I will list them. When she comes off the nest with them in a few days we will see just how much of a terror a momma Poppet is. Chiquita was fierce as a momma but allowed me to handle them after a few days and many pecks.

I just went out and checked on Poppet. To even see her I pretty much have to lay flat under the ground and reach under to shine the light on her. I believe she may have one chick out. I never saw it but I heard it. The cheeps were a little louder then last night. While the light was shining on her Poppet did pick at something in front of her and make the "come eat" call. It never emerged but I believe there was something making her feathers move at the base of her chest. I may wait again until it is after dark to go back out. It was so much easier last night to hear both her and the peeping when everyone was asleep. A few minutes ago I had a rooster crowing, hens complaining and the teenagers sounding off like geese.

Yeah, it's hard to get super cute Silkie crosses ~ SilkiexPolish or SilkiexCochin are cute but others might be strange. Maybe you'll be lucky & only 1 or 2 chicks hatch. A momma hen only needs a minimum single baby to feel like a satisfied broody. The photos are going to be so cute!

 

[Sylvester017]

Oi, every year at this time her comb always shrivels to a crisp so now it looks like an apple chip... Not sure why. Perhaps dehydration but she is drinking water.

Sweet baby ~ maybe an E oil or coconut oil rub on comb/wattles? Stay away from vaseline as that will really stain white feathers & get grease all over which sand & dirt then stick to feathers. We went thru this w/ our floppy comb White Leghorn.

 

[Sylvester017]

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SHE DID IT, SHE DID IT! Lady Sybil laid the first egg! I'm SO HAPPY!!! Look how pretty it is!!!

YAY for Sybil ~ Thxgiving breakfast

 

[Sylvester017]

Well everyone. I'm off to Connecticut. I'm currently on the roads and guess what? Pony, you'll want to see this. SNOW! Well, as of now, we are in Connecticut but here are photos from earlier. Snow in the upper part of PA and it dwindled down as we headed to NY. I will say it has been raining all day. The rain followed us from PA to here.
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Be safe!