Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I was wrong

Looked pinkish to me!

 

[notabitail]

Late Mugs Monday.

 

[Ponypoor]

The tree probably needs to come down. I'm pretty sure it died during the drought this summer. I was going to give it until spring to see if it wanted to try one more time.

Hope it’s not the magnolia.

 

[featherhead007]

Nacho and her 4 little ones. The orange one is out of frame:

 

[featherhead007]

Mama Nacho doesn’t let me get too close

 

[Sally PB]

Any sign of Rudy???

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Kiddo has declared she needs a RED chicken all of her own. So uh...homework time I guess?

It is time to get to researching red chickens mom.

Since this is to be her chicken I would steer away from the red production breeds. Their temperaments are lovely, my Cinnamon Queen girls were sweet. For a child's pet we want something with a little more longevity.

I suggest a red silkie or cochin.

If she considers the buffs as red chickens you cannot go wrong with a Buff orpington hen.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

It's Official!

Aster has laid an egg, 7 in fact!

We have been away visiting family for 11 days. She must have started right after we left. There were no eggs on 12/22. In fact I had not seen her even check out a nest box. let's allow a day or 2 and estimate that it was a Christmas present from her to us. that would then be 7 eggs in 9 days!

So now its guessing time. Before looking, what color do you think it is? Is it white like a leghorn? Is it another beige egg? Could it b dark brown? Did BY Bob get another Blue layer somehow like her mum? Is it green of all things? Or is it a royal Pink in hue?

Guess before looking

Spoiler: What color is it?

It is the official color of FBA, Beige.

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It weighs 1.7 oz or 47 grams

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Does that help at all with breed identification? It must at least rule some breeds out, right?

I did not look and I still stand by my original guess. It is the light tan color of a orp egg. I still think Aster is a Splash orpington.

 

[SimpleJenn]

It is time to get to researching red chickens mom.

Since this is to be her chicken I would steer away from the red production breeds. Their temperaments are lovely, my Cinnamon Queen girls were sweet. For a child's pet we want something with a little more longevity.

I suggest a red silkie or cochin.

If she considers the buffs as red chickens you cannot go wrong with a Buff orpington hen.

Yes I want to avoid production hens.
She did briefly have a little rusty colored cochin cross named Biscuit. This new red hen is going to be named Biscuit Two.

She says Butterbirds are orange and we need them too haha.

A bonus if they have pompoms. She says she wants a red polish hen but I've only seen laced.
Here's one from the UK, I'll send this picture around to the people I know breed polishes to see if they know where I could find one.

 

[BY Bob]

I’m thinking kinda pinkish and more rounded

Ah the royal egg color. Thanks for guessing this.