Beautiful bird! Looks like he has pheasant in him ;). That tail...wow! That must be where the Phoenix name comes in, huh? And his soft tufts of feathers are copious!
Your Tarzan is growing up to be the handsome guy! Don't you love the little soft tuft of feathers at the base of the tail? What is that about? Don't think I see that on my hens. And your Seabright...WOW!!! Spectacular! Thanks for sharing your pictures.
Thank you . He is a feral (not so much anymore) jungle fowl kind...Maui rooster. He slept in the guest bedroom for a number of months as he got stronger and bigger.
Sorry I am not good at this. Wanted to show a picture of Sal. He was almost dead in the barn as a chick...pecked by others, emaciated. I fed him, protected him from bullies, joined this site and voila!
My hens occasionally look like their tails have been bobbed. I wondered if they get broken off during mating. My rooster is big and a little clumsy. And that squeaky toy sound? Yes! My hens and rooster make that noise when they are eating scratch. I wondered if it was a sneeze...from that...
Yes! This morning I heard what sounded like a young roo's practice crow. Sure enough it was a hen named Broody Trudy who is, as you can tell by her name, a layer and a brooder. I wondered if she was tring to reply to my rooster, Sal. They were sitting on the same branch. Funny!! I am so...
Thanks for your helpful suggestions. I may be up against nature a bit too much expecting them to lay in a designated area since they are wild. I did try putting a box under an area where they hang out (bushes) with a golf ball in it...but nothing ever happened egg wise.
I live on Maui in a...
Hi everyone. I live in Hawaii and my chickens are feral. I love them and have rehabilitated a little rooster they gang almost killed. He is spending his second night outside tonight with the gang now that he is big enough and is accepted. I am proud of his recovery and glad he is being...
You all are the best! Thanks for your kind welcoming. And, greymane, I looked at your website and LOVE Lily....she's so sweet. My neighbor has goats across the gulch in the next pasture. Love them!! Is there a place on here that talks about chicken noises? I spend a lot of time watching...
Hi, everyone. I was so pleased to find a site that answered questions about chicken's trilling. I am new to chickens. All my chickens (and there are at least 25) are feral. They just showed up one day. Nine of them...adolescents. I was charmed by them and started feeding them and they have...