Great post ... and so true .... if people realized their chickens didn't love them because they follow them around or come up to them, I think we would lose a few members to depression ....lol
Psst.... they just want what food you might have.... selfish suckers :rolleyes:
I know they have five toes, but his one 5th toe is pointed up parallel to his leg, almost curling back towards it ... and he is my only bird that will just walk and go into a sit ... the others will only sit when they are cuddling together .... I think I need to cull him ...
Now that you say that, his posture is totally different from my Buttercup Rooster .... the Dorking is hunched over compared the the BC .... thanks for the answer, Bee ... you are still my favorite :)
I don't know why I didn't come here in the first place for this ...
On Monday I took this picture of my 16 week old Silver Dorking Rooster ...
The next day after work I saw many of his saddle feathers gone ... and then I watched the hens picking his feathers off ... he has been acting...
I need to ask you OTers about soft eggs .... my brother has 6 laying hens and he is getting one - two soft eggs a day .... the hens eat them up and leave the hard shell eggs alone. He posted this illness the egg laying forum but has only received one response about enough water ... so here is...