Favorite backyard mixed chickens?

[Muggsmagee]

I wanted to post my pic of my Chocolate Egger (CE). She is still pretty young, but I am hopeful she lays a rich brown egg. Her mom is a Black Copper Marans and dad is a Welsummer. She came from a richly dark egg.

 

[tammyd57]

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What a pretty girl!

I hope she lays eggs that are as pretty as she is.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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What a pretty girl!

I hope she lays eggs that are as pretty as she is.

She's really sweet too. This picture doesn't do her justice. How sad is it that I am eager for spring already and it isn't even winter yet! All of these pullets should be laying eggs by then...I can't wait!

 

[v.cyr]

here are some of mine... dad was a barred rock, moms were buff orpington...

one of "the Twins"... they look and act the same

Other Hen... sort of an oddball...

Peanut... the trouble maker

B.B. ... our potential broody, will attack you if she sees you reach in the nest box...

and Big Boy... 11.5 lbs and a real sweetheart...

 

[Kansaseq]

v.cry, LOVELY hens!! So very pretty!!

 

[v.cyr]

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thanks...

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

Okay, I've got one for you....

A bearded, blue cuckoo cochin

He's not quite 4 months old, and was supposed to be a blue cochin.... but lo and behold a beard appeared!!! And in the sunlight, his feathers have a cuckoo or crele kind of two tone blue pattern. He has huge feathered feet, and is just an enormous shy/sweet puffball.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Now THAT is an adorable chicken right there!

I have Bearded Black LF cochin pullet that needs him.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

ok, sweet personality and a beard! i'm thinking they had faverolles in the flock with the cochins! i'd say to work with it and breed it back to some more favs to work on a new/rare color here in the US!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I LOVE this thread and so I have to post my pics of my Barnevelder roo over a Jaerhon Hen. Just found out that the boys will all be barred an the girls will not

NICE to know hens from roos right after hatch

He is So adorable though! I may just have to keep him

And the females look all chocolate colored...will add a picture later of her Don't have one right now.