He's adorable. If I hit a point where I can't keep up with full size chickens later in life I fully intend to go all in on some bantams, probably Seramas. Just lovely little creatures.
About 22 weeks, same boys!
Peckard (and Riker in the back, looking as good as Peckard did at 18 wks above):
Yorvir having a modeling shoot for the calendar contest 😂
He spends most of the day in horny jail, but took the opportunity to have quality time with the pullets who wandered over...
Update on Rusty's boys:
With Rusty just for color comparison:
The Orpington x Leghorn cross, Yorvir:
Unreal how much faster this one has matured! It rang true for all my Leghorn mix boys except the pure buff colored ones who seemed to favor the Orpington side.
Edit: Whoops, forgot to say...
Cockerel updates!
Rusty's boys are showing progress:
Dad kept interrupting my photo shoot with his stupid fluffy butt; I think he wants me to stay away from his babies lol.
The Buff Orpington x Leghorn boys are big now, too!
Gonna be hard deciding who stays and goes. I wish roosters...
I'm swamped in chicks that haven't been definitely sexed yet, but here's my old rooster:
I think two or three of his babies are boys, suspicious wattle redness and growth at almost 5 weeks (the two standing tall here):
My neighbor hatched her own eggs for me so I've got 19 more babies I'm...