I have a dumb question, if you don't mind - is it possible for a bantam chicken to come from large fowl parents? I know dwarfism is a throwback gene, but how about bantams? Are they actually separate breeds, or a mutation, or just small chickens bred to even smaller chickens to get the desired...
You can't listen to someone who doesn't understand what pets can mean to you. It's like they are missing a gene, or something. Some folks are especially numb about birds. Does this guy tell dog owners to eat them? They are food in some culture! Just checking into BYC brings me joy and peace...
So so sorry for you, DH, and your flock. She won the chickens' lottery when she became your pet, and lived a long, happy life, with the best of care and love. RIP, beautiful Caroline.
Love the photo bomb in the first video! Hector may not have his full tail yet, but he does have a great face/comb/profile. Can't wait to see him full grown.
Please forgive my ignorance, I don't know Hector's lineage, but could it be there is one of the tailless breeds somewhere back in his line? I know you've had some bearded ladies in your crew, any chance of araurcana (sp?) in his background? Still, he knows he's da man, with or without tail...
I love, love, love this girl!
If you need to make room, I'll take her, Xander, and Tessa up here, and promise to bring them in by the wood stove all winter! Your whole flock is stunning!