My first chicken I bought myself

[Oxydziedhens]

I’m very happy! I live in and help with my mum with show chicken breeding of Pekins, Orpington’s, and frizzle Pekins but I had never bought a chicken myself at an auction, it was always her buying. But that changed at my most recent local auction!
I found this sweet cuckoo pekin rooster, he was going for $2 and nobody was bidding on him!
And when I saw him it was love at first sight!
I ended up buying him for $10 as somebody placed a $3 bid above my $2 and I didn’t want to end up in a bidding war so I scared them off with a $10 bid.
He is very shy but it’s slowly warming up to me with the help of many treats! Do you guys also have any advice to help a rooster like him warm up to me?
I’ve attached a photo of my sweet boy who I named Nebula and his frizzle pekin gf Astra!

 

[Daisy June]

Be present and enjoy him. Talk to him. If you're loving him, he will know it.

 

[Callender Girl]

Congratulations on getting Nebula and giving him a home! He is a very handsome boy and seems to be getting along quite well with Astra.

 

[Bsmac]

Sounds like he has found a great home! I would just talk to him and try to hand feed him. I always try to pet them too. He is a handsome boy!

 

[Oxydziedhens]

Thank you for the advice! He really is a handsome boy and I adore him!
And he’s loving the life with Astra, as when I see them they are just waltzing around together hunting bugs!
I will be sure to make use of y'all's advice!

 

[The Moonshiner]

I ended up buying him for $10 as somebody placed a $3 bid above my $2 and I didn’t want to end up in a bidding war so I scared them off with a $10 bid.

love this. Auctions are so fun.

 

[Oxydziedhens]

love this. Auctions are so fun.

They really are fun! And also it’s a great way to meet other chicken owners in your community!
I love poultry auctions

 

[The Moonshiner]

They really are fun! And also it’s a great way to meet other chicken owners in your community!
I love poultry auctions

Unfortunately between back with covid and then the bird flu the 3 in driving distance here have long shut down.
I miss them but still go to different types of auctions every once in a while.
Ya the whole meeting other poultry people and even just seeing the different birds I miss but I enjoy the bidding too.
Trying to read other bidders while keeping them from reading you and yes at times just needing to shut them down in a hurry. Love the rush.

 

[Oxydziedhens]

Unfortunately between back with covid and then the bird flu the 3 in driving distance here have long shut down.
I miss them but still go to different types of auctions every once in a while.
Ya the whole meeting other poultry people and even just seeing the different birds I miss but I enjoy the bidding too.
Trying to read other bidders while keeping them from reading you and yes at times just needing to shut them down in a hurry. Love the rush.

Ah that’s so annoying that they’ve shut down! But hopefully one day one may open back up!
Yeah the rush is so fun! And then you just stand around the chicken you want for half an hour to make sure nobody dares outbid you!
It is really quite fun! And I’m definitely looking forward to the next one but I’m not sure when it may be just yet!