Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Monty Python’s Holy Grail is on tv right now

Woohoo!

 

[Sylvester017]

Just had to share this photo of Sweet Sue. She is a precious little girl and usually hiding behind Bossy.
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That is a cute pic of her

 

[Sylvester017]

Oh my goodness, you are so lucky. Red Barn silkies are soo hard to come by as they have limited availability. I stalk their facebook page and I promise you they are high quality and you will have 2 beauties in a few months time. The Partridge chick that may turn black, I may be wrong on but they could end up looking like 2 of mine. I had 2 chipmunk chicks hatch out last spring.
This is how they both look now. Black with a even distribution of brown feathering throughout.
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There are so many Silkie varieties experimented by breeders nowadays that are not SOP ~ Dark Partridge, Red, Cuckoo, Blue Cuckoo, Buff Partridge, Porcelain, Moorhead, etc etc...

 

[FeatherAndBloom]

Hey all! First time follower of this thread and I was recommended to ask a breed query here for all your wisdom. Thanks in advance! I bought this chick at my local Wilco Farm Store here in WA as a Delaware but it’s not feathering out as expected. We think maybe it’s a white leghorn pullet? A bit disappointed cause that’s not the breed we chose and she’s a BOSSY giant chick, seriously bold and pecky. 5 weeks old, comb is larger but mostly yellow with yellow legs and pure white feathers. Hint of pink wattle on the chin and not a speck of black or smut/barring. What do your experienced eyes see? Cockerel? Breed? TY

Edit: this is not my only chick, she is one of 13 in a mixed breed flock!

 

[featherhead007]

Hey all! First time follower of this thread and I was recommended to ask a breed query here for all your wisdom. Thanks in advance! I bought this chick at my local Wilco Farm Store here in WA as a Delaware but it’s not feathering out as expected. We think maybe it’s a white leghorn pullet? A bit disappointed cause that’s not the breed we chose and she’s a BOSSY giant chick, seriously bold and pecky. 5 weeks old, comb is larger but mostly yellow with yellow legs and pure white feathers. Hint of pink wattle on the chin and not a speck of black or smut/barring. What do your experienced eyes see? Cockerel? Breed? TY

Is it your only chick? I suggest you have at the very least two chooks. Chooks (or chickens) are social animals and need the company of their own kind.

 

[featherhead007]

Hey all! First time follower of this thread and I was recommended to ask a breed query here for all your wisdom. Thanks in advance! I bought this chick at my local Wilco Farm Store here in WA as a Delaware but it’s not feathering out as expected. We think maybe it’s a white leghorn pullet? A bit disappointed cause that’s not the breed we chose and she’s a BOSSY giant chick, seriously bold and pecky. 5 weeks old, comb is larger but mostly yellow with yellow legs and pure white feathers. Hint of pink wattle on the chin and not a speck of black or smut/barring. What do your experienced eyes see? Cockerel? Breed? TY

You could ask By Bob about this. He’s familiar with leghorns

 

[Ponypoor]

Hey all! First time follower of this thread and I was recommended to ask a breed query here for all your wisdom. Thanks in advance! I bought this chick at my local Wilco Farm Store here in WA as a Delaware but it’s not feathering out as expected. We think maybe it’s a white leghorn pullet? A bit disappointed cause that’s not the breed we chose and she’s a BOSSY giant chick, seriously bold and pecky. 5 weeks old, comb is larger but mostly yellow with yellow legs and pure white feathers. Hint of pink wattle on the chin and not a speck of black or smut/barring. What do your experienced eyes see? Cockerel? Breed? TY

Awwww adorable! I love that age. Welcome, the host of this thread is BY Bob who has a love of leghorns, having had a few.

 

[FeatherAndBloom]

Is it your only chick? I suggest you have at the very least two chooks. Chooks (or chickens) are social animals and need the company of their own kind.

Oh no we have 13 chicks!

 

[Ponypoor]

You could ask By Bob about this. He’s familiar with leghorns

SHRA

 

[ValerieJ]

Hey all! First time follower of this thread and I was recommended to ask a breed query here for all your wisdom. Thanks in advance! I bought this chick at my local Wilco Farm Store here in WA as a Delaware but it’s not feathering out as expected. We think maybe it’s a white leghorn pullet? A bit disappointed cause that’s not the breed we chose and she’s a BOSSY giant chick, seriously bold and pecky. 5 weeks old, comb is larger but mostly yellow with yellow legs and pure white feathers. Hint of pink wattle on the chin and not a speck of black or smut/barring. What do your experienced eyes see? Cockerel? Breed? TY

Edit: this is not my only chick, she is one of 13 in a mixed breed flock!

Welcome to the thread! She is very cute, whatever she is. Someone here will know.