Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[knoturavggrl]

Little topknots, how cute!

Yeah, I think about 5/10 have them.

 

[Ponypoor]

feel better soon

Thanks Bob. I have been plagued by them since winter start. Been told either stress or a vitamin issue. Been taking vitamins so guess it’s stress!

That’s why I need to sit on my lawn chair watching the chooks

 

[Ponypoor]

More thirsty chooks for terrific Thursday

Chickie-chick

Whiskers

Sir Surely

Who has those nice wattles?

Must have been a tantalizing batch of wild water for this thirsty Thursday.

 

[Sylvester017]

I was skeptical when I heard them described this way. The forwardness of all of them is markedly different than my previous flock (a mix of colored layers, FBCM, and Orps.)

I know I risk sounding weird here lol but the best way I can describe it is they seem to be hyper- aware of the world. Once they check out that it’s safe they are all over me pecking, grooming my hair, digging in my clothes en mass. Like a tiny feathered army on a mission to discover the world.

This does indeed make it quite easy to get great photos

It’s a head poof kinda day.

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So happy your SFHs turned out to be fun I love it when breeds portray the best attributes of their reputation.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Is it normal for chickens to pant before/during laying?
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I mean, have you seen the eggs! I would be panting too haha.
Tax.

 

[SimpleJenn]

A contest

Cadet was strutting all proud until Marble came through the run door...then he ducked into a coop. Marble stopped like "really kid? We were having a concert earlier" then decided to see if his head fits in the port feeder. It does.


Also finished an egg apron for the swap meet Saturday. Debating if I should make another basket or if I should make little chicken keychains instead...

 

[BY Bob]

It’s a head poof kinda day.

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I love head poofs!

 

[Sylvester017]

More thirsty chooks for terrific Thursday

Chickie-chick
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Whiskers
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Sir Surely
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Who has those nice wattles?
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Must have been a tantalizing batch of wild water for this thirsty Thursday.

Every time someone has a nice roo, I miss not able to have one.

Then I hear a story from my therapist's asst who has a roo they rescued as a chick but as a grown roo attacks everyone in the family I steered them to BYC for info taming a roo but it sounded to me like a hopeless case. Maybe he should be processed to not pass along the bad trait to future chicks?

 

[Ponypoor]

Every time someone has a nice roo, I miss not able to have one.

Then I hear a story from my therapist's asst who has a roo they rescued as a chick but as a grown roo attacks everyone in the family I steered them to BYC for info taming a roo but it sounded to me like a hopeless case. Maybe he should be processed to not pass along the bad trait to future chicks?

It’s too bad we can’t neuter them like dogs or horses - gives them an attitude adjustment.

But yes so many very nice Roos out there.

 

[Sylvester017]

Yeah, I think about 5/10 have them.

Greenfire's original SFHs didn't have crests. SFHs must be landrace chickens, i.e., like Hedemoras that come in different colors & some w/Silkie type fur while others have regular feathers.