Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[FeatherAndBloom]

Does any of this video help at all?

Yes this was very clear! I have one that would be the hen on the tail end with giant red comb and wattles loll. But this makes me think Polly is a Pullet time will tell thanks for sharing!

Tax: lil buff orp named Fonda

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Hey everyone.

Thought I would pop on for a second. Came home to a notice that my area is going to experience a internet service outage for a major update. Not estimated time for when service will be restored and it is for a big area.

Lovely, I have my tooth cut out tomorrow and planned on when I was awake the next few days to catch up on some tv.

I also have a silkie egg update from my co-worker. Her first chick hatched this morning early. The first silkie out....is BLUE!!! It is confirmed, I can get blue from my group. If I do not hatch out a blue for myself I will cry.

 

[featherhead007]

Hey everyone.

Thought I would pop on for a second. Came home to a notice that my area is going to experience a internet service outage for a major update. Not estimated time for when service will be restored and it is for a big area.

Lovely, I have my tooth cut out tomorrow and planned on when I was awake the next few days to catch up on some tv.

I also have a silkie egg update from my co-worker. Her first chick hatched this morning early. The first silkie out....is BLUE!!! It is confirmed, I can get blue from my group. If I do not hatch out a blue for myself I will cry.

Can’t go wrong with Blue!
They say “Blue is the new gold!”

 

[Sylvester017]

I knew this reply was either going to be telling me it was Monday or that I posted on the wrong day.

Genius doesn't bother w/ days of the week... Einstein never bothered to learn the trivia of tying shoe laces

 

[Sylvester017]

Again, he must be part royalty - or at least of the Lord class:
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My Lordship

So....he's an English Shakespearean

 

[Sylvester017]

Mugs and Roos
We have too many Roos 4 to be exact. (Silkies don’t count yet, to hard to tell) I will do my best to rehome the 3 we can’t keep.
On a happier note, tonight we selected one boy to keep and have begun naming them.

Our boy that is staying- Thyme he is the friendliest and sweetest of the bunch.
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This sweet girl is named Rue
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This is Rue upside down
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How can you tell the boys from girls so early? Did the boys try to crow...or...?

Cuties!!!

 

[Sylvester017]

We completed the foundation for the new shed coop today! I have been researching bedding options. I came across a very well researched article going over the different options and figured I would pass it along in case it interested anyone else. I have decided to go with mid grade contractor sand.

https://www.thefeatherbrain.com/blog/best-chicken-coop-bedding

We never had a shed coop to use sand (might need a ShopVac to clean up sandy floor crevices?) but we definitely love that we chose to make a sandbox dustbath for our flock. It's a 4'x4' cedar raised garden bed filled w/ child's play sand w/ a 10'x10' canopy over it to shade in the summer & keep dry during rain. Easy to sift out poop & easy to cover up at night w/ a thick beach mat to keep out cats who want it as a litter box!

 

[knoturavggrl]

How can you tell the boys from girls so early? Did the boys try to crow...or...?

Cuties!!!

No crowing yet, they are 4 weeks old today. They have straight combs so it’s fairly easy much like Marans are. All four that have more prominent combs are already taking on a pink hue. The girls have smaller combs and are not at all pink. Also, as further evidence, all 4 that have the larger combs also have thicker legs and are taller than the ones with smaller combs.

I will wait another few weeks to rehome but I feel pretty sure those 4 are boys. I could have another late bloomer Roo though for sure.

The Silkies are a whole other ball of wax though. It’s impossible to say with any surety. By stance and behavior I can guess that Pebbles seems to be a boy and Nyx seems to be a pullet but I am so far from sure. I may just go ahead and have them tested. I haven’t decided yet.

 

[knoturavggrl]

Hey everyone.

Thought I would pop on for a second. Came home to a notice that my area is going to experience a internet service outage for a major update. Not estimated time for when service will be restored and it is for a big area.

Lovely, I have my tooth cut out tomorrow and planned on when I was awake the next few days to catch up on some tv.

I also have a silkie egg update from my co-worker. Her first chick hatched this morning early. The first silkie out....is BLUE!!! It is confirmed, I can get blue from my group. If I do not hatch out a blue for myself I will cry.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you!