Biggest Comb Contest, Pretty Feather Contest ( No Prize Just For Fun!)

[ChickenCanoe]

Thanks, I love my leghorns (see the avatar?)

Leghorns are great. I grew up with whites and for a few years as an adult, I had blacks. One black leghorn raised at least one clutch of eggs every year for me.

 

[SulkyBantam]

Leghorns are great. I grew up with whites and for a few years as an adult, I had blacks. One black leghorn raised at least one clutch of eggs every year for me.

Wow mine are never broody!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Wow mine are never broody!

We even had whites that were broody. However, we always kept 100 hens so the chances of some setters was heightened. We kept 3 or 4 homemade broody jail cages hanging from the ceiling of the hen house. It seemed like there were always a couple in jail.
But that was back before they bred the chicken out of chickens.

 

[SulkyBantam]

Oh right!

True, leghorns are now just laying machines.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

They were laying machines then too but when you have 100 of any breed, you're likely to get some wanting to raise a family.
But back then we didn't keep any roosters. They were for egg sales to supplement the fruit and vegetable produce sales at our fruit stand.

 

[SulkyBantam]

I see. My leghorns seem to dislike roos, but I'd never stop keeping roos for that reason.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I now can't imagine a flock without at least one rooster.

 

[DaisyBuff]

Sorry for the delay, I guess I will have to announce the winners! It was so hard to pick! 1st place goes to the Black Penedesencas! 2end goes to the pretty white leghorns!

 

[OroBerryFarm]

Too late for this but this is our boy Parrot. He got his name because as an awkward teenager the hens were picking on him so he would ride on my shoulder for food. He is now quite the Rhode Island Red character.

 

[DaisyBuff]

Too late for this but this is our boy Parrot. He got his name because as an awkward teenager the hens were picking on him so he would ride on my shoulder for food. He is now quite the Rhode Island Red character.View attachment 2492912

Wow! He is a very pretty Roo! That is a HUGE comb! He looks similar to my Rhode Island red Hailey she also has a big comb. They would probably be good friends! I have never seen a roo perch on somebody's shoulder! He sure acts like a parrot! Teach him to talk and he would really be one! LOL He's Awesome!