Having fun learning to play chicken mum from NZ

2 chiks n a roo

Songster
Sep 18, 2023
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Hi everyone, after reading advice and tips on here for the past few days, I thought I'd join..

So after a lifetime of Loving roast chicken, fried eggs and anything chicken, I decided to buy some hens to get my own eggs given the price of them now.. But before the hens, I thought, why not save a rooster from the freezer so..
I bought a 4month old boy, just the usual brown/reddish kind.. then a couple of weeks later, I got 2 girls... So of course, there's 2 chiks, an a roo.. ;)
And as ya do, I gave them all names, Lucy, is a sweet, cheeky adventurous girl who will fly over the fence to chat to one of the dogs.. Then there's Jess who jumps up for a cuddle, especially if she sees the bread container. And then there's Rhodey.. can you guess his breed? As he grows his color gets stronger, brighter and well.. check out this tail.. and those primary's..

The girls are Hy-Line, an Rhodeys a Rhode Island Red x Hy-Line, and in the process of being parents, first egg half zipped but seems to have stopped.
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Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow

Nice introduction! Beautiful boy in your photo, ❤ I don't know the breed but I am sure someone will stop by soon and ID him. You can also start a thread in our What Breed and Gender forums for help too... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/

Welcome to our community!
Hi and thanks, he's a Rhode island red crossed Hy-line (white an gold roosters).

When I got him he was just plain brown, his Spurs hadn't started and other than white primary feathers, there was no indication of what he would turn out like.. his tail has a brown edge to the top white feathers the rest are pure white. His mane is gold, white an brown. He's more stunning in person.
The only downfall is he has to wear a collar, I hate it, but it's that or he has to go. He's getting used to it and I check it twice a day and adjust his feathers. :)
 
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