Yesterday we were on our way home from a family party when we saw a woman and her daughters by her car, with a flock of chickens grazing in the dirt lot by a hiking trail. We turned around, thinking maybe she needed, but she was gone when we got there -- and she'd left behind what we believe were about 10 bantam roos, only one of which was a full adult (and gorgeous!) Well, we don't have a rooster right now, and our girls free range so we were happy to wrangle up whoever wanted to come home with us -- but they were so freaked out that even with the lure of goldfish crackers we only managed to catch one. The rest ran into the woods. They seemed to follow the adult, so hopefully this flock of men will enjoy their freedom...
Here are two photos of our new roo:
Here he's craning his neck to look at the camera.
And here is his normal stance.
Anyhow -- they were all different breeds, many of them were quite pretty, and I think this one might be a buff brahma? What do you think?
It is about 9 inches tall, and FAT with lightly feathered feet. At this height, am I right that its a juvenile bantam or is it an even younger roo that will grow to full size?
It was one of the friendliest ones, looking for the food, and I directed my husband to focus on catching him after we couldn't get anyone else, since I always heard brahmas are very mellow roos...
For now we have him in a large cat carrier at night in the coop, and free in the run during the day while the other girls free-range, so they can slowly acclimate to each other.
Here are two photos of our new roo:
Here he's craning his neck to look at the camera.
And here is his normal stance.
Anyhow -- they were all different breeds, many of them were quite pretty, and I think this one might be a buff brahma? What do you think?
It is about 9 inches tall, and FAT with lightly feathered feet. At this height, am I right that its a juvenile bantam or is it an even younger roo that will grow to full size?
It was one of the friendliest ones, looking for the food, and I directed my husband to focus on catching him after we couldn't get anyone else, since I always heard brahmas are very mellow roos...
For now we have him in a large cat carrier at night in the coop, and free in the run during the day while the other girls free-range, so they can slowly acclimate to each other.
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