Cadet sounds like a kazoo
Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock
- Thread starter BY Bob
- Start date
I told him that this morning tooCadet sounds like a kazoo
Bantam cochins...I told him I'll be back for eggs in four weeks when we next do a swap.
These ones look to be boys.
These ones look to be boys.
FBA 
synopsis
19-26 April 2025
synopsis19-26 April 2025
Link to last week's synopsis by @SimpleJenn.
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@BY Bob
Nimue is three weeks old : her feathers are beginning to show what she will end up looking like.
Polish chickens sleep head downs and so do baby polish ! Polish cuddles melt hearts.
An interesting nest box experiment testing various fillings.
Scratch scratch..the sound of spring.
A clever chicken will always find a way to food.
Chickens know a pot was never meant to grow flowers in !
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@featherhead007
Having many kids around from different mums can be... complicated ... Or very simple !
Mum, chicks and Alex are learning more about each other.
Dakota needs some loving too !
Mama hen has laid an egg and it looks as if she is beginning to wean the chicks !
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@Grandma The Chicken
When Grandma comes in the humans coop she loves to share her wisdom, though the cat doesn't seem to appreciate.
Guess who is a useful helper !
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@knoturavggrl
A pile of twelve nap-attacks...and cleaning the brooder is the best reason for another nap !
As chicks, the SFH's temper could best be described as "hyper-aware".
Some interesting stuff about SFH in the US.
Let's not forget ...the silkies. Not wildlings but still very lively!
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@LhickenChicken
Chicks have finally hatched, but a little one has an issue
. We hope for a positive outcome.---------------------------------------------------
@Ponypoor
Poor Clyde is still moulting !
Chickens that blend in can easily get lost, as happened to sweet MRs LC !
Muffy is limping, nurse Kelly tends her foot.
Who laid an egg in Reenie's hay net ?
More details on muffy's callus / bumble foot with pictures.
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@RebeccaBoyd
Oh no, George has creepy crawlies !
Silkie eggs update : tuesday and thursday.
Typical Rebecca : four broodies in a week
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@Sally PB
Bath time for Little, and Stormy is next !
Sunny is this week's caption photo ! Congratulations, have fun
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@SimpleJenn
It's integration day and things seem to be going very well, especially for Marble. He thrives with chicks around, and seems in good term with Cadet.
A partridge Brahma and an egg oooops.
Hear, hear ! Marble and cadet crowing !
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@Sylvester017
Silkies are so lovely, even without a beard.
Keiko has a strange new haircut...did you say silkies are cute ?
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@TOMTE
What is this sound ?
Happy concentration, possibly pre-broody (Jenn) ; "proud of my nest" : a noise roos also make when checking nests for their hens (Ponypoor).
Days of the week in Pictures !
Unclassified : check this picture of Nancy, @Marie2020 special smiling cat !
- Monday mugs :
- Two for tuesday :
- Thirsty Thursday:
- Fluffy Friday
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FBA, a word to end this, posted after a long silence. Six weeks ago we lost our hen Laure in a way that left us angry and bitter. To move on from negative feelings I needed to take a step back from chicken stuff, and I gradually "dropped out" of BYC. But I'm attached to this thread and grateful for the kindness and help received here, so I'd like to still pop in just to do the synopsis once in a while. I hope no one finds this weird ! 
. Wish you all a nice weekend.
Looks at the clock and 
it’s nine ocluck on a caturday, the regular crowd waddles in.
There’s an old hen sitting next to me, making Squawks cause she’s out of the bin. La, la, la, la, diddy da….
it’s nine ocluck on a caturday, the regular crowd waddles in. There’s an old hen sitting next to me, making Squawks cause she’s out of the bin. La, la, la, la, diddy da….
Sorry Billy Joel.Looks at the clock and
There’s an old hen sitting next to me, making Squawks cause she’s out of the bin. La, la, la, la, diddy da….
Thanks for the synopsis, and I'm sorry about your LaureFBA
19-26 April 2025
Link to last week's synopsis by @SimpleJenn.
---------------------------------------------------
@BY Bob
Nimue is three weeks old : her feathers are beginning to show what she will end up looking like.
Polish chickens sleep head downs and so do baby polish ! Polish cuddles melt hearts.
An interesting nest box experiment testing various fillings.
Scratch scratch..the sound of spring.
A clever chicken will always find a way to food.
Chickens know a pot was never meant to grow flowers in !
---------------------------------------------------
@featherhead007
Having many kids around from different mums can be... complicated ... Or very simple !
Mum, chicks and Alex are learning more about each other.
Dakota needs some loving too !
Mama hen has laid an egg and it looks as if she is beginning to wean the chicks !
--------------------------------------------------
@Grandma The Chicken
When Grandma comes in the humans coop she loves to share her wisdom, though the cat doesn't seem to appreciate.
Guess who is a useful helper !
--------------------------------------------------
@knoturavggrl
A pile of twelve nap-attacks...and cleaning the brooder is the best reason for another nap !
As chicks, the SFH's temper could best be described as "hyper-aware".
Some interesting stuff about SFH in the US.
Let's not forget ...the silkies. Not wildlings but still very lively!
--------------------------------------------------
@LhickenChicken
Chicks have finally hatched, but a little one has an issue
---------------------------------------------------
@Ponypoor
Poor Clyde is still moulting !
Chickens that blend in can easily get lost, as happened to sweet MRs LC !
Muffy is limping, nurse Kelly tends her foot.
Who laid an egg in Reenie's hay net ?
More details on muffy's callus / bumble foot with pictures.
---------------------------------------------------
@RebeccaBoyd
Oh no, George has creepy crawlies !
Silkie eggs update : tuesday and thursday.
Typical Rebecca : four broodies in a week
---------------------------------------------------
@Sally PB
Bath time for Little, and Stormy is next !
Sunny is this week's caption photo ! Congratulations, have fun
-------------------------------------
@SimpleJenn
It's integration day and things seem to be going very well, especially for Marble. He thrives with chicks around, and seems in good term with Cadet.
A partridge Brahma and an egg oooops.
Hear, hear ! Marble and cadet crowing !
---------------------------------------------------
@Sylvester017
Silkies are so lovely, even without a beard.
Keiko has a strange new haircut...did you say silkies are cute ?
---------------------------------------------------
@TOMTE
What is this sound ?
---------------------------------------------------Happy concentration, possibly pre-broody (Jenn) ; "proud of my nest" : a noise roos also make when checking nests for their hens (Ponypoor).
Days of the week in Pictures !
Unclassified : check this picture of Nancy, @Marie2020 special smiling cat !
@rural mouse's crew from the last week in Montana. @Ponypoor : multi generational mugs. @BY Bob's FBA portraits. And don't miss @knoturavggrl incredible photo shoot of the wildlings !
- Monday mugs :
A wednesday Tuefer from @notabitail, @BY Bob's tiny twos.
- Two for tuesday :
Some wild Canadian water from @Ponypoor and an unusual waterer from @rural mouse
- Thirsty Thursday:
Pretty butts from @Ponypoor,
- Fluffy Friday
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Unexpected rain today. The chooks are in the yard, and the mama hen and babies are in the house, fighting. Mama is being mean to them. But all night last night she let them sleep under her wings.
LhickenChicken
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Lesson for future: never go to a hatchery. Not even to buy eight chicks.
Owing to my abysmal hatch rate, I decided to go get some Russian Orloff to complement my flock. They're unsexed so I might get some roosters. For $8 each it was a better price than Peavey mart ever had. The guy showed me around, he had Wheaten Ameraucana, Welsummer, Black copper marans, and even two silkies.
You can guess what happened.
I ended up marching home with ten chicks. 3 wheaten ameraucana, 3 welsummer, and 4 Russian Orloff.
They're doing really well.
The four special needs chicks are also doing better. The legs on the splay legs chicks are becoming less splayed and the wry neck is slowly correcting itself. The chipmunk chick that was having issues yesterday (the one I was hand feeding) can eat on his/her own now and had its first poop.
What am I if not an enabler for myself?
Owing to my abysmal hatch rate, I decided to go get some Russian Orloff to complement my flock. They're unsexed so I might get some roosters. For $8 each it was a better price than Peavey mart ever had. The guy showed me around, he had Wheaten Ameraucana, Welsummer, Black copper marans, and even two silkies.
You can guess what happened.
I ended up marching home with ten chicks. 3 wheaten ameraucana, 3 welsummer, and 4 Russian Orloff.
They're doing really well.
The four special needs chicks are also doing better. The legs on the splay legs chicks are becoming less splayed and the wry neck is slowly correcting itself. The chipmunk chick that was having issues yesterday (the one I was hand feeding) can eat on his/her own now and had its first poop.
What am I if not an enabler for myself?
Wow! You did good nursing those chicks!
Wheaten Ameraucanas! I had a couple Blue Wheaten Ameraucana juvenile pullets from a private breeder but one died the 1st month here & the survivor only lived a little over 3 yrs (not an NPIP or Marecks vaccination breeder). The birds could've been better survivors if the breeder wasn't so flaky
Our Blue Wheaten is also my BYC avatar photo
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