Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I had a pair of rubber knee-high's but had so little need of them that spiders made their home inside them ~ shows how unnecessary they are in Southern Calif!

I want that issue…

I have boots for every season!

And all of them are slippery in cecal poops!

Chicken poop! Ugh…

 

[Ponypoor]

Santa is handing out chickens as presents ~ YAY!!!

Ya…. He dropped a couple off here…

Thirsty Thursday

Holly popped out for a drink

 

[Sylvester017]

Doms are mentioned, but because this wasn't a history of the Doms, it doesn't go into them as they were an already established breed.

It's difficult not to talk about Pilgrim history when talking about barred breeds whether European or American. Barred history goes so far back that sadly no one source shares the same explanation or it borrows source from others. & don't talk to show fanciers as they are very adamantly staunch retelling their breed's history.

But I take it w/a grain of salt. If the bird is sweet, is a good flockmate, & people-friendly, it passes my test. If it also is pretty ~ win-win!

For instance, to me a Silkie should be a bearded variety even though non-bearded are SOP accepted. But this year we got a Moorhead non-bearded Silkie & she is the sweetest funniest endearing Silkie of the bench & turned out my favorite spunky girl.
KEIKO

Keiko stands out in a crowd too

 

[Sylvester017]

Is it a seed block? I saw some in at Peavey Mart and was going to get one to see if they ate it.

None of our chickens ever touched seed blocks but the wild birds sure descended upon it ~ yuck! Someone gave our chickens a seed ball so we had to break it up into small pieces or the chickens would just ignore it. Other owners said their chickens liked them so the only way to find out is get one to try it w/your chooks. W/ 46-47? chooks you should have someone who'll get it started.

I mean, people have chickens that eat pumpkin but mine walk past pumpkin like it's invisible. Funny birds, just never know.

 

[rural mouse]

None of our chickens ever touched seed blocks but the wild birds sure descended upon it ~ yuck! Someone gave our chickens a seed ball so we had to break it up into small pieces or the chickens would just ignore it. Other owners said their chickens liked them so the only way to find out is get one to try it w/your chooks. W/ 46-47? chooks you should have someone who'll get it started.

I mean, people have chickens that eat pumpkin but mine walk past pumpkin like it's invisible. Funny birds, just never know.

I think she's up to 49 with Rosario going to a new home and Holly and Jolly joining her....at this rate, she may as well make it an even 50.....oh, yeah! Chicken math: bantams, including silkies, only count for 1/3 each, so there's wiggle room yet.

 

[Sylvester017]

I think she's up to 49 with Rosario going to a new home and Holly and Jolly joining her....at this rate, she may as well make it an even 50.....oh, yeah! Chicken math: bantams, including silkies, only count for 1/3 each, so there's wiggle room yet.

I know...its so funny I cant remember who has what

 

[Sylvester017]

Seven years ago I spent this day trying to coax a pretty chicken out of the bushes, the busy street and out from under our cars in front of our house. Finally it got dark and she climbed into a juniper/blackberry bush mess. I waited a bit and when I knew she was asleep plucked her out and tucked her in a box. She spent that night in her box on the back deck. The next morning out she came and happily followed us around the yard thereafter. And that's how Rosie came into our lives and we came to have chickens.
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Love the story!

 

[Ponypoor]

I think she's up to 49 with Rosario going to a new home and Holly and Jolly joining her....at this rate, she may as well make it an even 50.....oh, yeah! Chicken math: bantams, including silkies, only count for 1/3 each, so there's wiggle room yet.

48 with the new dumplings

 

[Sylvester017]

Thirsty Thursday

Suzu drinking water out of a white Ramikin while Ginny eats out of the stainless dog dish.
2021

 

[Ponypoor]

I know...its so funny I cant remember who has what

Hey I have no idea about mine either ! Names are interchangeable.

Tonight, I couldn’t get them all into the hen house, so I got fed up and left them to roost were they will. I’ll deal with them when go to feed the horses for evening feed.