They sell some good stuff in Waitrose called Baby Bottom Butter - (but not for culinary use, I believe.)
Strange feather in Bottom
- Thread starter chrismahon
- Start date
chrismahon
Well-known member
Would that stop the poo sticking to Basil's bottom Marigold?
The rest of our Bottom is fine Foxy. Feather was from Henrietta, Harriet or more likely our weird Bluebell -because she is laying.
Sorry Reb, no photo of the monumental discovery for posterity (not to be confused with posterior of course -which I'm sure someone will comment upon!)
The rest of our Bottom is fine Foxy. Feather was from Henrietta, Harriet or more likely our weird Bluebell -because she is laying.
Sorry Reb, no photo of the monumental discovery for posterity (not to be confused with posterior of course -which I'm sure someone will comment upon!)
Sue
New member
I'm not sure it would stop the poo sticking to Basil's bottom Chris, but it's supposed to do wonders for wrinkles (in faces not Bottoms that is!!!)
chrismahon
Well-known member
No it wasn't coming out of his skin Chuck like normal feathers. But it was attached to it by fine 'roots' coming from the quill.
chrismahon said:
I find that a very disturbing thought...... !!!!
Hormone rooting powder?
There's certainly something very strange in the soil where you live, as you've said before.....
Were the 'roots' evident before you removed it, or only after? Ribaldry from those awful women apart, Chris, PLEASE say you took a picture of it.
chrismahon
Well-known member
I still have the feather. Been asking around "which one of you lost this?" but no-one has owned up. Could always stick it back on Bottom and take a photo. What colours were used to create Buff Orpingtons in the first place? Some throw up dark staining on their plumage and some throw up white.
chrismahon
Well-known member
Whilst doing some photos of red mite activity I downloaded this. He was walking from the kitchen to the dining room to visit Daffodil, which is why he is in the hall. At this stage there is no strange feather.
His tail feathers are still growing and are about half the length of the old ones he lost in the moult.
His tail feathers are still growing and are about half the length of the old ones he lost in the moult.
What a handsome boy. He certainly looks as if he knows who is in charge in your house!
I do just have to ask - does he just have the run of that nice tiled area, or the whole house?
Erm, any carpets in your place, Chris?
Just wondered how/if it's possible to house train a chicken?
And have you told him he's going to be living in a tent?
I do just have to ask - does he just have the run of that nice tiled area, or the whole house?
Erm, any carpets in your place, Chris?
Just wondered how/if it's possible to house train a chicken?
And have you told him he's going to be living in a tent?
chrismahon
Well-known member
Wait til you see his son Basil; now he's a handsom chap! I may get a photograph of him asleep (and snoring)on Rosie's knee for comparison. He's just a big softy who loves to be cuddled.
Now the ground floor is his coop Marigold (the house is on 4 floors plus a cellar) so he can go wherever he wants. The kitchen is lino, the hall is tiled (original 1830) and the dining room is carpeted. Fortunately he favours the kitchen on his fully washable carpet square under the kitchen table, in the corner by the radiator. Although he does like to stand in front of the fan heater in the morning. We have loads of that spray disinfect and dry clean for the occasional accident. When he was younger he would walk down to the Orchard in the morning and back to his 'coop' at night. But now he gets carried and waits by the gate for us. It is not possible to house train a chicken -even Bottom. Or put another way Bottom's bottom is a free agent!
He won't mind a tent as it will be full of his girls! In fact he may get over excited!
Now the ground floor is his coop Marigold (the house is on 4 floors plus a cellar) so he can go wherever he wants. The kitchen is lino, the hall is tiled (original 1830) and the dining room is carpeted. Fortunately he favours the kitchen on his fully washable carpet square under the kitchen table, in the corner by the radiator. Although he does like to stand in front of the fan heater in the morning. We have loads of that spray disinfect and dry clean for the occasional accident. When he was younger he would walk down to the Orchard in the morning and back to his 'coop' at night. But now he gets carried and waits by the gate for us. It is not possible to house train a chicken -even Bottom. Or put another way Bottom's bottom is a free agent!
He won't mind a tent as it will be full of his girls! In fact he may get over excited!
Sue
New member
Bottom certainly is a very handsome boy Chris! I am very interested to know if he is housetrained!!
chrismahon
Well-known member
Marigold asked the same thing Sue, answer in last post. Bottom line is Bottom's bottom is unpredictable.
Sue
New member
Sorry Chris, completely missed that post for some reason! But I'm quite glad I did as your reply above gave me a good chuckle!!!!!
All I can say is Bottoms Up to Bottom!
All I can say is Bottoms Up to Bottom!
foxy
Active member
Thank you Chris for the photo of Bottom, he certainly is a good looking gent! 
17 
17
chrismahon said:
You'd better get on with his weight loss programme, Chris, so he's up to it, so to speak. Still, what a lovely way to go.....
lucky you to have a cockeral you can cuddle, ours are b. vicious, our rir cockeral is a big bird and Im afraid I open and shut his and his hens house with a large stick. Anone want a lovely handsome RIR cockeral LOL
our little bantie cockerals would have your fingers off, one you can guarantee when you have shut the house door, with 4 seconds you can hear him hurl himself against it, Wouldnt part with them they are funny but value my fingers and toes
jenn
our little bantie cockerals would have your fingers off, one you can guarantee when you have shut the house door, with 4 seconds you can hear him hurl himself against it, Wouldnt part with them they are funny but value my fingers and toes
jenn
chrismahon
Well-known member
You have to have them young and handle them a lot Jenny. If they don't like being picked up you put them down and immediately pick them up again. They learn who is in charge quickly. To have a pet though they need to be handled constantly from a few weeks old and thereafter. Once they've been to sleep up your sleeve a few times they treat you as Mummy and never forget. We do have some aggressive cockerels, but not towards us.
