Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

[The Coop Crew]

So cute! Breed?

Rhode Island Red

 

[The Coop Crew]

Shouldn't Bridget be Mojo Jojo?

Well ya see…my daughter didn’t like that one lol I tried

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Rhode Island Red

One of my favorite breeds. So cute.

 

[The Coop Crew]

One of my favorite breeds. So cute.

Are they friendly?? I’ve read mixed things so I’m curious!

 

[janiedoe]

Well ya see…my daughter didn’t like that one lol I tried

How about Sara Bellum

 

[The Coop Crew]

How about Sara Bellum

Nope…she’s picky I guess Bridget goes with the “B’s” and she picked it because one of our very close friends had a pup named Bridget who had to be put down not too long ago

 

[janiedoe]

Nope…she’s picky I guess Bridget goes with the “B’s” and she picked it because one of our very close friends had a pup named Bridget who had to be put down not too long ago

Sorry about the pup. I'll bet your friend is touched that she has a chick named for her pup.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Are they friendly?? I’ve read mixed things so I’m curious!

Typically, for large fowl, no, but for bantams, yes. It is so weird how Rhode Island Reds have such a different personality in their different size classes. The large fowl Rhode Island Reds are usually dominant, aggressive and prefer to not have much human affection. The bantam version is basically the complete opposite of that. For that reason, the bantams are what I like. I have a Rhode Island Red Bantam. I would talk about how sweet she is but I am afraid I would turn this paragraph into an essay.

 

[The Coop Crew]

Typically, for large fowl, no, but for bantams, yes. It is so weird how Rhode Island Reds have such a different personality in their different size classes. The large fowl Rhode Island Reds are usually dominant, aggressive and prefer to not have much human affection. The bantam version is basically the complete opposite of that. For that reason, the bantams are what I like. I have a Rhode Island Red Bantam. I would talk about how sweet she is but I am afraid I would turn this paragraph into an essay.

Oh no…ours aren’t Bantams. My hubby just surprised me so I didn’t have much say in what he got. We have small kids so that makes me nervous

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Oh no…ours aren’t Bantams. My hubby just surprised me so I didn’t have much say in what he got. We have small kids so that makes me nervous

Do not worry, the dominant and aggressive part is towards other chickens. Sorry for not making that clear enough. They are typically very high on the pecking order is all. The large fowls are kind of like the chickens that your grandma or something would have－really good foragers, do their own thing, let their human feed them but rather be off to themself than being cuddled.