Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

“Blending In”
Blossom the Sicilian Buttercup and Hawke Meadows the Buff Orpington as a backdrop.

 

[Ponypoor]

“Blending In”
Blossom the Sicilian Buttercup and Hawke Meadows the Buff Orpington as a backdrop.

That’s a lovely photo!

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Muttonchops

 

[N F C]

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Those chops are impressive!

 

[janiedoe]

“Blending In”
Blossom the Sicilian Buttercup and Hawke Meadows the Buff Orpington as a backdrop.

Very pretty picture!

 

[janiedoe]

MuttonchopsView attachment 4166420

Sometimes personality just jumps right out of the screen!

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

That’s a lovely photo!

Thank you!

 

[chooki]

Do they all get along ok? I find my cockerels are good until about a year and a half then they start scrapping.

Two roosters in my flock are over two years old, the other two are slightly over 1 year.

They sometimes show intention to fight - the wing dance, staring into each others eyes & hackle feather raised, but these hardly ever results in a real fight.

There was one major fighting episode in the last year and that was about it.

Give roosters a lot of space will generally reduce the fighting, my roosters are allowed to free range whenever there is someone on the farm.

With that said, the farm is often unmanned a few days at a time. There are many predators in the area. The birds are locked in a very strong coop during these times (with plenty of food and water) and they are the only domestic animal on the farm. Not sure if those lone times have enhanced the bond within the flock.

Thus, band of brothers - like a small troop in a barrack stationed in a very remote area.

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Dutch, our 11 month old Welsummer cockerel. He finally got a flock of his own and he's sure proud of that!

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Two week old Olive Egger chicks enjoying the afternoon.