I thought I would post a photo of each breed of chicken we have this year.
There used to be four of each breed
(except for the Cochin... we've only had one Cochin.)
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| Golden Lace Wyandotte |
The Wyandottes are lovely, hardy and a bit skittish. |
| Light Brahma The Light Brahmas are bigger than the Orpingtons so they are #1. |
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| Buff Orpington |
The Buff Orpingtons are beautiful big hens and like to be boss.
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| Australorp The Australorps have a beautiful green sheen to their black feathers and are great layers. |
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| Buff Brahma |
The Buff Brahmas and Curly like to pal around together.
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| Cochin |
Curly the Cochin looks very much like a Buff Orpington
except she has feathers on her feet and her feathers are a little fluffy.
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| Here is the gang on the porch chowing down on chopped cabbage. |
Well, most of the gang...
three of the hens have found something better to do.
Laying eggs?
I can dream.
They all look so much better now that they are almost finished molting
and most of them have all their new feathers.
I cut the cabbage up and scatter it around so the less dominate hens
have a chance of getting their share
Our chickens are around five years old.
Maybe six?
Maybe more?
Evidently we are not any good at chicken record keeping.
No eggs today.
6 comments:
Awwwww
I have a friend who raises chickens a street or two over from me. I love to just sit there and watch them. One is pure black and is named Elvis. He is a stud!! In every sense of the word. Or thinks he is. There is definately a 'pecking' order there.
Lovely photos,thank you for sharing.
We have black Jersey Giants and I tell you what, they are one of the best breeds that we have ever had. They lay around 8 to 10 eggs a day and we have 10 to 12 hens. They have really layed constantly for the last year. They slow down a little but not much. You have some pretty breeds.
Beautiful chickies Callie!! My orpingtons are small-but bossy!!
I never knew chickens liked cabbage! I am a wanna be chicken keeper-when I retire (soon!) I will get some I already have their house. I am learning lots from your blog!
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