Ended 2023 Valentine's Day Contest Series—Wattle I Do Without You?

[Silkiesaz]

Here is my Rhode Island Red cockeral Nutmeg. I hatched him myself. He is about 11 weeks old. He hatched a week before his sisters and imprinted on people. He loves us, but we already have a rooster so he went to live with someone we know. My entire family loves him and misses him.

 

[Tumbleweedlynn]

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This is Westeros (Wes for short), a large fowl Pheonix.
We think he is at least 8, possibly 9
We got him and his original gals from a 4H family that was getting out of small animals 4 years ago.

He is very handsome

 

[SueT]

This is Moonshine, my little Sebright hen, and my very favorite chicken. She is friendly, outspoken, and opinionated. But she also is willing to let me dress her up for BYC contests, and will fly up onto my shoulder, sometimes unexpectedly.

 

[Tumbleweedlynn]

This is Moonshine, my little Sebright hen, and my very favorite chicken. She is friendly, outspoken, and opinionated. But she also is willing to let me dress her up for BYC contests, and will fly up onto my shoulder, sometimes unexpectedly. View attachment 3382700

What a cutie

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

One of my absolute favorite chickens is my Grace, she was my very first EE I've got the chance to raise and has always Ioved snuggles. She is loud, lively, and runs in a way always makes me laugh.

 

[Karasu]

This is Natasha or Nat. I named him before I even put his egg in the incubator, as a sort of token asking the chicken gods to please hatch a hen out of this egg. As we all know, the chicken gods are persnickety, and gave me a cockerel instead.

He was raised as a lone chick, which normally I never do, especially when it becomes apparent they're male. However, he adjusted well to flock life but retained a bit of a cuddly streak, and he's become my favourite rooster out of the OEGB pen. He's four or five now and has secured his place as flock leader.

 

[Isabella6Storm4]

This is Zeus. He is my fav as of late. We got him from a broody hen under the porch and he's the only one left out of 9. He's quite a gentleman (as roosters go) and has protected the flock from many hawk attacks. He is about 2 1/2 years old and when his dad died, quickly filled in as the top of the order.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

 

[Sussex19]

This is Chicky-pie, an around two year old Light Sussex.
She was laying a lot of wonky eggs for a while, and I was thinking of culling her, but couldn't.
She is just too much of a character, and I love her for it. When she is preening herself, she makes the funniest little noises, like she is talking to herself.
And her eggs have fixed themselves for now.

 

[Sally PB]

This is Little. AKA, Little Girl and Little Bird. She was the smallest chick, but grew up. She lays the smallest eggs, so she still earned her name.