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Ha! I imagine things all the time. I have an over active imagination. So do chickens, especially the chickens with big combs I think. :)

Comb size matters! Well. I don't know but it seems to be a factor. My Welsummer is Queen. She has by far the biggest comb. She also grew spurs. A formidable bird. My definition of "lay well' is the same. BR and PR hens lay five to 6 eggs a week. Welsummer and Australorp 4 to 5. EEs trail...

Interesting. I have a 10 EE hens and none of them lay all that well. Two of them do not lay a all. They are not at all friendly and run screaming if I try to pick them up. My Rocks, Welsummers, and Austrolorps all lay well and are super friendly and easy to handle. The EE roos, as mentioned...

Thanks Bee. I am not that impressed with my EE hens either. They are pretty but very high strung. I almost got a Partridge Rock rooster who was described just like yours. My first roo was a Barred Rock. I have good Partridge and Barred Rock hens but that roo was dud. I'll look for another PR or...

I just want a rooster who does not de-feather my hens. Either I have had very bad luck with roosters or it's a lot harder than I would gather from reading. I keep hearing about all these great roosters and people who really like their roos. I have been through four roosters (meaning cockerels...