Chicken Breed Focus - Rosecomb Bantam

[FeatherLace]

 

[casportpony]

Hey you Rosecomb lovers, check out the 2021 BYC Calendar contest!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/2021-byc-calendar-we-need-your-pictures.1389723/

 

[BYC Project Manager]

This week we feature the majestic Rosecomb! Do you own Rosecombs? Are you a Rosecomb breeder? If so, please reply to this thread with the your thoughts and experiences, including:

· What made you decide to get this breed?
· Do you own them for fun? Breeding? Some other purpose?
· What are your favorite characteristics about this breed?
· Post some pics of your birds; male/female, chicks, eggs, etc!

 

[FeatherLace]

I have two black rosecomb bantams, a male and a female. I have them because they are just beautiful, don't take up too much space, and are full of personality. Mine LOVE to fly and perch up high, and are very friendly! My roo has a clear and beautiful crow, and he crows CONSTANTLY! Here is a picture of my roo when he was 8 weeks old and a picture of him a few days ago at 14 weeks!

 

[casportpony]

I have two black rosecomb bantams, a male and a female. I have them because they are just beautiful, don't take up too much space, and are full of personality. Mine LOVE to fly and perch up high, and are very friendly! My roo has a clear and beautiful crow, and he crows CONSTANTLY! Here is a picture of my roo when he was 8 weeks old and a picture of him a few days ago at 14 weeks!
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Adorable! I would love to see more pictures of them.

 

[FeatherLace]

Adorable! I would love to see more pictures of them.

My hen is camera shy, but I will definitley try to get some more!

 

[FeatherLace]

Adorable! I would love to see more pictures of them.

Lol these pictures didn't come out as well as I hoped...but the first one is my hen who just had to shake her head the very moment the camera snapped (her rosecomb is very flat and black because she's a hatchery chick, and we all know how hatcheries breed..) and the next pictures are my roo, with a camera bomb from my ayam cemani hens

 

[audy5000g]

I have had a few Rosecombs in my time. See my profile pic. They actually won many champions for my kids at the fair.
They are very sensitive birds though. And don’t like to be moved much. Our last 3 died because we moved them outside to enjoy the grass. The male got so anxious and upset he just croaked and the females I think died of loneliness. They refused to eat. It was crazy. And happened so fast.

 

[TLCMidMichigan]

That's a lot of ROOS!