Close up of the rooster. He was not real thrilled with me being in their enclosure taking pictures.
This is where he and the 2 hens sleep at night. The enclosed coop is available behind me, but this is where they prefer to sleep. Sometimes when they free range he wants to sleep in a bush...
I took some pictures of my Black Penedesencas this evening. As a disclaimer, the rooster had a bad case of frost bite last winter when the tarp blew off the coop on a very windy & cold night. So his crown took significant damage, as did his wattles. He lost parts of his crown & pieces of his...
I got my Black Penedesencas from ChickenCanoe. I wanted a breed that laid the dark "chocolate" eggs and while researching breeds ChickenCanoe introduced me to the Black Penedesencas.
I currently have 1 rooster, 2 hens & 1 pullet. One of the hens did go broody and hatched a couple of eggs...