Me too, they are one of my favorite bantam breeds! So round, fluffy and cute! The best combination. And I love their personality too, Cochins are supposed to be really calm and docile but I can't say so much with Slate. That is a compliment, though. I really like how he thinks he is tough with...
Slate on The Fort
For people who do not know, we had a bad thunderstorm come through last year and it knocked down two trees on top of each other in the backyard. Since then, the Backyard Flock has used "The Fort" (as I named it) as a hide-out in case they see aerial predators, to lay their...
I had four hens at once in a nesting box before (I need to also grab that picture, it is hilarious), but never any piling up on a roosting ledge/branch. They all want the same thing!
I have two hens that are my only chickens that I have ever seen with eyes that are mottled/splotched with different colors. It looks really pretty, I need to get a picture of it.
Chickens are the animal species I have laughed at the most. They are hilarious with their own quirks and unique personality. They are hiding a ton of intelligence under that "empty-brained expression" that leads a lot of people to think that they are dumb and emotionless. I like to joke that one...
That reminds me of two of my Easter Egger hens. When they see me come out for evening feeding time, one hen sticks her head through the fence wire and just stands there staring at me, while the other one goes underneath said hen and looks like she is getting squished. I don't know why they have...
You are right, Lucy is beautiful! Black chickens always have that pretty sheen on their feathers. Is she blind in both eyes? I have a half-blind rooster, he is old and he gets startled easily because he can't see out of his left side. But he is the sweetest rooster I have ever had. When he is...
Sometimes I wish chickens would have a different sunbathing and dust-bathing posture when I look out my window and have a split second of fear at the sight of a chicken laying on their side with their wing out looking dead. I know that is normal but I have had chickens die many times before in...