Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

[NevadaEmma]

Nila and Noli posing in front of the bay window:

Outstandingly gorgeous! What type are they?

 

[kittyvamp1884]

Outstandingly gorgeous! What type are they?

Backyard mixes... Dad was a light Brahma, Mom is a Rhode Island Red. (Pic of Mom and dad attached)

 

[kittyvamp1884]

Nila and Noli posing in front of the bay window:

As an FYI, our township just passed a chicken's ordinance banning roosters, and these boys didn't make the age cutoff to get grandfathered in. I might be able to turn one of them into a house rooster, (they are total snuggle babies) but at least one of these boys will need a new home if anyone is interested, PLEASE reach out. We're in Ambler, PA.

 

[Sylvester017]

As an FYI, our township just passed a chicken's ordinance banning roosters, and these boys didn't make the age cutoff to get grandfathered in. I might be able to turn one of them into a house rooster, (they are total snuggle babies) but at least one of these boys will need a new home if anyone is interested, PLEASE reach out. We're in Ambler, PA.

What's the grandfathered age & how would the township know their age? They are so darn gorgeous!

 

[N F C]

As an FYI, our township just passed a chicken's ordinance banning roosters, and these boys didn't make the age cutoff to get grandfathered in. I might be able to turn one of them into a house rooster, (they are total snuggle babies) but at least one of these boys will need a new home if anyone is interested, PLEASE reach out. We're in Ambler, PA.

You could try posting in the Buy-Sell-Trade forum, maybe find a home that way?

 

[kittyvamp1884]

What's the grandfathered age & how would the township know their age? They are so darn gorgeous!

That's what I keep telling my husband! After reading this ordinance, I highly doubt anyone on the board has ever seen a chicken... Let alone raised one. So, I sincerely doubt they'll be able to tell me how old they are.

To be grandfathered in, they would have had to be born before the ordinance went into effect. This would have been February 18th 2024. These boys were born end of May.

Arguably, we do have five roosters in our suburban yard at the moment. The township just sent us a $500 fine. I'll be calling them Monday to argue the point. Wish me luck!

(And they are even prettier in person! Their dad, Willow, was the sweetest rooster I have ever met. I miss him terribly. I don't want to lose his boys too.)

 

[N F C]

That's what I keep telling my husband! After reading this ordinance, I highly doubt anyone on the board has ever seen a chicken... Let alone raised one. So, I sincerely doubt they'll be able to tell me how old they are.

To be grandfathered in, they would have had to be born before the ordinance went into effect. This would have been February 18th 2024. These boys were born end of May.

Arguably, we do have five roosters in our suburban yard at the moment. The township just sent us a $500 fine. I'll be calling them Monday to argue the point. Wish me luck!

(And they are even prettier in person! Their dad, Willow, was the sweetest rooster I have ever met. I miss him terribly. I don't want to lose his boys too.)

Good luck with the township and that fine

 

[chooki]

Rooster showing pullets makeshift nesting box:

 

[chooki]

Story background: my family members went on holiday, so I had to look after both the pullets/hens in the suburb home and rooster flock on the farm.

I brought all the chickens on to the farm and built a simple makeshift nesting box for them to lay the eggs and only allowed one rooster to hoop in their pretty open enclosure.

The rooster, Man Child (please don't mind the name), was a good guardian rooster, but was also very interested in the nesting box. He kicked all the hens/pullets out of the said nesting box and sat inside himself.

 

[NevadaEmma]

Rooster showing pullets makeshift nesting box:

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What breed is the grey chicken at the front of the photo? I have one that looks just like that. I bought it in a group of what were supposed to be Ameracuanas. But she does not lay blue eggs. I think she lays a medium dark brown. She is also has a very different personality as the confirmed Ameracuna that I bought at the same time. Thanks