1. Perky, Vorwerk, about 29 months: Will sometimes peck on the other chickens for no apparent reason, but generally non-aggressive. She doesn't chase them around or disturb them 'just because'. She will jealously claim any stationary food item, such as a hung-up corn cob or something I've been holding still for more than a few seconds, but will share nicely if I present the treat to each chicken in turn.
2?. Winnie, Vorwerk, about 19 months: Kind of a weird chicken. She has the smallest build (just), and is last in line for the dustbath and regular food, but bring out the grapes and she'll literally wrestle them off Perky. Perky grumbles, but doesn't do anything. Winnie is the most human-friendly and talkative of the three. Since adulthood, I've never seen her peck the other two.
3?. Wumbus, Vorwerk, about 19 months: Was #2, but ripped off the entire nail of a middle toe and has drifted apart from the other two a little. (She has about 5mm of nail on the upper side of the toe now.) Seems to have lost her position simply through lack of maintenance. She used to be a lot smaller than Winnie, and was once pecked by her hard enough to leave a permanent 'dent' in her comb, but one day she kicked the crap out of Winnie and that was that. She has the largest frame, and is quite wary of humans. You can feed her by hand, but you can't pick her up. She has pecked Winnie off the food bowl a few times.
They all weigh in the region of 4lb 8oz. Perky is from the breeder's Trio 1 and the other two are from either Trio 1 or Trio 2, so at least two of them share at least a father.
2?. Winnie, Vorwerk, about 19 months: Kind of a weird chicken. She has the smallest build (just), and is last in line for the dustbath and regular food, but bring out the grapes and she'll literally wrestle them off Perky. Perky grumbles, but doesn't do anything. Winnie is the most human-friendly and talkative of the three. Since adulthood, I've never seen her peck the other two.
3?. Wumbus, Vorwerk, about 19 months: Was #2, but ripped off the entire nail of a middle toe and has drifted apart from the other two a little. (She has about 5mm of nail on the upper side of the toe now.) Seems to have lost her position simply through lack of maintenance. She used to be a lot smaller than Winnie, and was once pecked by her hard enough to leave a permanent 'dent' in her comb, but one day she kicked the crap out of Winnie and that was that. She has the largest frame, and is quite wary of humans. You can feed her by hand, but you can't pick her up. She has pecked Winnie off the food bowl a few times.
They all weigh in the region of 4lb 8oz. Perky is from the breeder's Trio 1 and the other two are from either Trio 1 or Trio 2, so at least two of them share at least a father.