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[SwampPrincessChick]

This is Lucy Langshan. She's old and blind but she's still beautiful and she's holding on to her girlish figure.
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You are right, Lucy is beautiful! Black chickens always have that pretty sheen on their feathers. Is she blind in both eyes? I have a half-blind rooster, he is old and he gets startled easily because he can't see out of his left side. But he is the sweetest rooster I have ever had. When he is taking a bath in the dust or laying down to take a nap, he will purr at me to invite me to come over and sit beside him.

 

[janiedoe]

You are right, Lucy is beautiful! Black chickens always have that pretty sheen on their feathers. Is she blind in both eyes? I have a half-blind rooster, he is old and he gets startled easily because he can't see out of his left side. But he is the sweetest rooster I have ever had. When he is taking a bath in the dust or laying down to take a nap, he will purr at me to invite me to come over and sit beside him.

Thank you!
Yes, I believe she is blind in both eyes. It's hard to say because to outward appearance, her eyes look the same.
I noticed a couple of years ago that she was having trouble getting on the roost and off. She started roosting earlier while it was still light, and on a lower roost.
It's sad, she top hen for so long, she still gets respect- probably because she is the mother of so many in the flock. She is the only one left from the original flock.

 

[alinas2010]

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Aww congrats on POW! Such an adorable pic!

 

[RadEggs]

Onyx preening. She is such a cute bird!!!

 

[RadEggs]

Cucumber theives!!!!! Naughty birdies!!!!!

 

[WaterfowlsPoultry]

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Cucumber theives!!!!! Naughty birdies!!!!!

The greatest heist of the centuries

 

[Sylvester017]

@Lillith37 -- Yay! Melbourne! Cute pic!

 

[Sylvester017]

Sometimes I wish chickens would have a different sunbathing and dust-bathing posture when I look out my window and have a split second of fear at the sight of a chicken laying on their side with their wing out looking dead. I know that is normal but I have had chickens die many times before in that position so it scares me every time!

Not only do they scare us laying on their side w/wing out looking dead, we have a Silkie that accentuates the dead posture by also sticking her leg up in the air at the same time!!!

Can't capture a pic cuz she comes running to us as soon as she sees us moving!!!

 

[WaterfowlsPoultry]

Not only do they scare us laying on their side w/wing out looking dead, we have a Silkie that accentuates the dead posture by also sticking her leg up in the air at the same time!!!

Can't capture a pic cuz she comes running to us as soon as she sees us moving!!!

Our rooster likes sitting down with his head through the fence, I get so scared thinking something bit his head out through it, But when I yell for him he gets up and runs to me

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

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Great picture! Perfect for the POW!