I started in August with some chicks I found locally. This guy was a week old when I got him on 8/18. This first photo is him at about 2 weeks old:
And here he is at 5 weeks old:
He's there in the background behind the BO - 9 weeks old:
And at 16 weeks, he is crowing and feeling quite manly:
At 23 weeks, the comb/wattles have developed much bigger than in the last pic...
And here he is a few days later:
(almost 5lb dressed). Kinda miss the boy, as he was very friendly, always ran to me for treats, never tried to flog me. Unfortunately, he also liked the sound of his own voice an increasing amount and I couldn't risk alienating my neighbors....But I was reflecting today, as I brought in two eggs from his "sisters", how amazing it is that they can go from hatching to producing their own eggs in less than six months, which made me want to memorialize this guy's short life from hatchling to fully-fledged rooster, also in less than six months.
And here he is at 5 weeks old:
He's there in the background behind the BO - 9 weeks old:
And at 16 weeks, he is crowing and feeling quite manly:
At 23 weeks, the comb/wattles have developed much bigger than in the last pic...
And here he is a few days later:
(almost 5lb dressed). Kinda miss the boy, as he was very friendly, always ran to me for treats, never tried to flog me. Unfortunately, he also liked the sound of his own voice an increasing amount and I couldn't risk alienating my neighbors....But I was reflecting today, as I brought in two eggs from his "sisters", how amazing it is that they can go from hatching to producing their own eggs in less than six months, which made me want to memorialize this guy's short life from hatchling to fully-fledged rooster, also in less than six months.
