Reminds me of a hen I have right now. She is a Lavender Orpington and decided to put on the pants in the flock once we had to re-home our cockerel. She will start making loud noises when their food bin is getting low, and will alert the other girls if there is a hawk nearby. She is definitely...
Ahhh! They are one of my favorite breeds! When I was younger I ordered 25 pullets from Murray Hatchery and they even threw it two extra. They all survived and grew up into hens and then had their own babies. (One of the extra ended up being a cockerel.) Before I knew it I had like 100 chickens...
Sorry to hear that. I had a beautiful cockerel that surprised me by being a boy. We had to re-home him ‘cause we can’t have males where I live. He had an extra toe and was so gentle.
Rooster Crowing Photo Contest
Rules:
1. One submission per member.
2. Single cockerel/rooster in photo.
3. Must be crowing.
4. Not required but if they have a name I’d love to know it.
5. No prizes - just bragging rights!
6. Ends 8/10/21
7. Have fun!