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I got curious too...looked it up. Scientists generally use "platypuses" or simply "platypus". Colloquially, the term "platypi" is also used for the plural, although this is a form of pseudo-Latin; going by the word's Greek roots the plural would be "platypodes". Wow that's a subject for a...

I have some Roos that love to crow, but I have a hen that it quite loud when she wants to be. She's a sweet older hen, I really don't know what she is, or even how old she is, as she was a rescue. I call her my "Buff Brahma" because that's what she resembles. I named her Chanel. She is so old...

No, a cock bird will not lay eggs. He may take over parental duties if his hen dies, though, as there are some Roosters that have helped raise the chicks...

I avoid arguments & try to diffuse. I used to have an extremely stressful job back in the day, also had cancer 3x & lost many loved ones to cancer & my one "total joy" that sustained & grounded me were my birds. Back then, I only had Cockatiels & Homing Pigeons, but also ran a companion avian...

Some more interesting facts. We humans share more than half our genes with chickens, and those we do share are 75% identical. “Chickens are directly descended from T. rex.” All other tyrannosaurs as well as chickens and all other birds all fit into the suborder Theropoda. Theropods are a large...

It's true, they do raise a ruckus when laying! 😆 When I 1st got into chickens, I heard a bunch of hollering and clucking, and I ran out there, thinking maybe maybe a Fox or a hawk was in sight & scared them. But no... A hen was in the nest Box hollering, laying her egg, and all the other hens...

😬 🤭 oops, my info on platypus isn't really about chickens...but I thought it was pretty cool they have avian genes...so what came 1st? Chicken, egg or platypus??? 😆 🤣 😂

Yup. The main reason I love this entire site so much is because I always look forward to seeing photos or reading words that make me smile, or learning or sharing things to help the flock, & I've been grateful to have a place to share grief over losing a pet & get the understanding & compassion...

Speaking of "bird brain" check out this smart Roo.

Beautiful!

I have 1 Roo that used to enjoy running up behind me to kick the back of my leg, when he was just a few months old. He would jump up to spur anyone, once he grew some spurs. He ran towards me a few times & when he jumped up, instead of running, I'd lean forward & catch him mid-air & tuck him...

I've had Rex & Lop Eared rabbits, dogs, cats, tropical fish, many birds from Finches to Macaws & various reptiles in my care. I can tell you that aquariums with water turtles were the most high maintenance because they shred live fish when they eat...envision cleaning messy, fish smelling tanks...

Interesting! I'm hoping my late Aug. hatchlings are mostly female. 🤞

Myth true or false? So...someone told me that you can tell male from female chicks hatched by checking wing feathers. The females will develop wing feathering 1st. Well...I really have no idea, but I'm sure I will find out soon enough. I got 20 chicks 4 mos. ago that had very "mature wing...

I know...it's an optical illusion from the bloom, once rinsed off it's just a beautiful rich brown. Pretty cool when she 1st lays it, though!

That makes sense...one of my Marans has a really pinkish Lavender bloom.

Ditto, I've got 11 Rooster Lover Boys, sweet as can be. They're SO huggable, so yes, they get daily hugs, & if I sit down they jump up to snuggle on my lap.

One of my Marans lays an egg with a slight purple or Lavender hue...as compared sitting next to other 'usual' color eggs...& I'm not sure why, it's not as if she's eating anything different, they all have the same diet, but everyone notices the pinkish/purplish/violet/lavender eggs my funny girl...

I heard that. Not true. Shape of egg has no influence on gender. I hatched out 10 perfectly round eggs, got 5 hens & 5 roosters.