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For Cerra, and anyone else who is interested, here is a picture of three of my hens.
From left to right there is my Golden Laced hen (Orphington/Wyandotte cross), one of my little Buff hens (don't know her breed), and my Silver Laced Wyandotte hen.
Several of my chickens are crossed breeds. I have mentioned that my golden laced hen is a cross between an Orphington and a Wyandotte. My Orphington rooster was Buff (color not masculinity... although he was kind of buff in that way too). My Wyandotte hen is Silver Laced. I don't even dare to guess the breed of most of my hens.
The new girls, the Golden Laced Wayndotte chicks, have rose combs. That is one of the characteristics of the Wayndotte. You can see the difference between the flat comb on my Golden Laced cross and the rose comb on my Silver Laced Wyandotte.
Sooo... there you have it. I don't have any roosters right now. The Buff Orphington got a little too aggressive for my liking. You may remember him chasing Carol's boy, Christopher, around the yard, eh? I kept my Barred Cochin rooster for quite a while but he died last fall. The hens are quite happy without a rooster so I haven't gotten another. HOWEVER, one of the new little darlings is acting like a rooster!Cerra knows just what I mean.
The chick in question is a little pushy with the other chicks, tries to be the boss of the group and stands up more to the older hens than the other chicks do. (can you see the ATTITUDE in his or her little eyes?)
When I bought my new chicks I bought pullets. When you buy pullets you have a 99% chance of getting all hens (or future hens). Well, time will tell if I got the 1% rooster chick or not.
I'll keep you posted :)
From left to right there is my Golden Laced hen (Orphington/Wyandotte cross), one of my little Buff hens (don't know her breed), and my Silver Laced Wyandotte hen.Several of my chickens are crossed breeds. I have mentioned that my golden laced hen is a cross between an Orphington and a Wyandotte. My Orphington rooster was Buff (color not masculinity... although he was kind of buff in that way too). My Wyandotte hen is Silver Laced. I don't even dare to guess the breed of most of my hens.
The new girls, the Golden Laced Wayndotte chicks, have rose combs. That is one of the characteristics of the Wayndotte. You can see the difference between the flat comb on my Golden Laced cross and the rose comb on my Silver Laced Wyandotte.
Sooo... there you have it. I don't have any roosters right now. The Buff Orphington got a little too aggressive for my liking. You may remember him chasing Carol's boy, Christopher, around the yard, eh? I kept my Barred Cochin rooster for quite a while but he died last fall. The hens are quite happy without a rooster so I haven't gotten another. HOWEVER, one of the new little darlings is acting like a rooster!Cerra knows just what I mean.
The chick in question is a little pushy with the other chicks, tries to be the boss of the group and stands up more to the older hens than the other chicks do. (can you see the ATTITUDE in his or her little eyes?)
When I bought my new chicks I bought pullets. When you buy pullets you have a 99% chance of getting all hens (or future hens). Well, time will tell if I got the 1% rooster chick or not.
I'll keep you posted :)
posted by Kathleen Hawkins at 2:22 PM
3 Comments:
For some reason I thought that rooster that chased the kids was a rhode island red. He was a bugger! Some chickens just beg to get the heads chopped off. Thanks for the post. I feel very special!
Oh, and yes, I can see the attitude in that little "hen"...
they're so pretty.
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