They sure are!!!
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..... only when they go broody and try to overpopulate the world with more chickens.
Here's Cookie with about 20-24 large fowl chicks. If it peeps, it's HERS.
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As the chicks got older....
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My Cookie is a black bantam orpington - imported English bloodlines. She's a sweetheart.
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How's this for Fluffy?? This is Jewel - a BIG 10 lb orp hen.
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Jewel when Broody. She looks like a big hot air balloon. No one will mess with her chicks!
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BTW- I must vote Orpingtons for obvious reasons. I suppose I may try a Cochin someday, but those feathered legs & feet give me pause.