Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Snow looks rather cold! I’d rather be here with my pack of peeping, pooping pals instead.

 

[Sylvester017]

Wanna get even with them? Buy them a seedless watermelon

LIKE THIS?

 

[featherhead007]

LIKE THIS?
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Yeah, like that. I noticed that they weren’t only staring down at it, but up at you!

 

[Sylvester017]

Then, you stop trying to give them bread, and feed them with seeds instead. I use safflower seeds for treats (and scratch grains)
Do I need to think of everything?

Our girls are so spoiled w/ everything organic ...sunflower seeds, millet seeds, pepper seeds, spinach, sweet potato, watermelon, cukes, blueberries, lamb, dry mealworm/shrimp/flies mix, cantaloupe, cabbage, corn, peas, zucchini, banana, cooked egg, Greek yogurt, jam, steamed veggie mix, etc, but pumpkin or bread is not a treat as far as they're concerned

 

[Sylvester017]

Yeah, like that. I noticed that they were only staring down at it, but up at you!

It was seedless

 

[featherhead007]

It was seedless

Then put some more seeds in it!

 

[featherhead007]

All the little ones are laying around my head wanting to nap. But one of them put her head down, her beak right in my ear!
But that’s not the worst thing they’ve done to my ear !

 

[Sylvester017]

Then, you stop trying to give them bread, and feed them with seeds instead. I use safflower seeds for treats (and scratch grains)
Do I need to think of everything?

Safflower? Where do you get them...

 

[bgmathteach]

How are these?

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Could be a red sex link. Depending on hatchery, Cinnamon Queen, red star, golden Comet, ISA Brown, etc.

Seems to be too light - light ends to wings - to be a Buckeye, or a Rhode Island Red. Could possibly be a NH red.

I'm leaning towards a red sex link - but would need to know hatchery - and see final juvenile feathering to be sure. Clearly they will have a single comb - so very high probability the has a RIR as a parent (very common in Red Sex Links)


Can't wait to read RM's thoughts!

 

[bgmathteach]

One of Hubby's grandmothers passed away this morning.
This year is rather overwhelming.