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.
Awwwww
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos,thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWe 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.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful chickies Callie!! My orpingtons are small-but bossy!!
ReplyDeleteI 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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