the others are brahma x easter egger, barred rock cross, and buff orpington, and their leg feathering was all nearly as full as Rocky's...the pullet in question has just a few small tufts, the longest being about a quarter of an inch... until recently, we hadn't even noticed them on her legs...
can a brahma cross end up with very sparsely feathered legs... 3 of the four chickens we managed to hatch this year are very clearly the offspring of Rocky, our buff brahma roo... full feathering on the legs, clear pea or pea/single comb, and take after him in build too... but the one pullet is...
we are butchering a few older hens, and an older rooster this year(3 years old)... they need long, slow, low temp, moist cooking, so crock-pot is the best way to go... a lot of gelatin in older birds too, so the stock you get will be much better... I am actually thinking about trying a chicken...
a lot of books recommend hanging game for a while before cleaning it, "to improve the flavor".... IMHO, all it does is make it more "gamey"... I would not recomend doing for chicken(or anything else)
I have five pekins... two slightly older ones, that I think might be Jumbos: What-the, and Yu, (My sense of humor is admittedly immature) and three that are younger ,and regular sized: Chomper(named for the habit of being a tad overzealous at accepting treats) Dink(who was originally the runt...
ditto to what jamband said... be very wary of her leading the chicks into water...the duck doesn't know any better, and the chicks just know to follow "mamma"... ends badly ...
the opposite( when a chicken hatches ducks), however, can be quite amusing... seen a few broody hens flip out when the...
took a few more tonight(the duck run is right next to the grill, so I took my camera out to keep occupied while I cooked)...
"What you lookin at?"
now... play dead...