Birds are the cutest, funniest, weirdest critters on this planet! Parrots, parakeets/budgies, cockatiels, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, keets, peacocks, crows, hawks, sparrows, doves, pigeons, swans, and ALL wild birds -- each one a quirky personality. Had a hummingbird one year that flew to...
Not only do they scare us laying on their side w/wing out looking dead, we have a Silkie that accentuates the dead posture by also sticking her leg up in the air at the same time!!!
Can't capture a pic cuz she comes running to us as soon as she sees us moving!!!
@HS2010 -- I wanted to say what a nice backyard for Oreo Cocoa & Snowflake. The little Pekin is adorable. How did you get them to line up so straight for the photo?
Effie is so sweet! I also am a big fan of crested breeds. I have 5 Silkies now and have had 9 total over the years. Because of Silkies' crested open skulls we chose not mixing crested birds with standard or heavy big birds.
Cresteds (like Polish, Silkies, etc) have open skulls so that only...
Beautiful daddy Dominique roo -- how I LOVE Dom's!!! We're zoned for hens only so we were never able to have a Dom roo but we had 4 females and they were the most friendliest outgoing talkative unafraid breed we ever had from day old chicks to old age they were great! Never had a mean one...
Not only is your photo gorgeous but the Scots Dumpy is magnificent. I once considered a Scots but we're only zoned for hens/no roo's and it's the roo's that are so impressive. I love the tails on Cuckoo breeds like the Scots, Dominiques, Barred Rocks, and Cuckoo Bredas. Your boy is stunning!
I think BLUE is a most fantastic color for birds -- of any chicken breed. Once we got a Blue chicken we were hooked to get more! I mean, ALL chickens are beautiful with their specialty patterns -- speckled, laced, cuckoo, porcelain, lavender, etc, and I love 'em all. But once we got our first...