OMG! Aveca, he is just one huge, wide chest!! with those big fat short legs.. He is making his hens feel secure, and protected..soooo sweet.. I hear many different stories from my chicken friends, but never heard anything like this one! Since some are on BYC, will tell them to look at your photos which I know they will simply go goo goo eyed ; )Oh Lualshannon...that is priceless!!!! The orpingtons are such characters. for entertainment value...best money spent..
Here is buff rooster doing what he does..look at the head underneath his front...he patienty stands there and lets the hens lay eggs under him...I don't think in 30 years of owning poultry I have ever seen anything like this...both hens use him as a comfort birthing center.. this goes on every single day..there were 2 hens hiding under there but by the time I got the camera, one hen dissappered
Two months ago, I wanted couple of fertile eggs from my J. Orps (3 to be exact ) therefore had to trim the skirt of the boys. Put them on the grooming table, did some trimming, didn't have the heart to take too much. Well, needless to say, wasn't enough, so had to repeat the process. When finished, put them down and when they started to walk away, I burst into tears; they looked beyond pathetic! I mean really, really bad job!!! I am deadly with pair of scissors..Yes! it worked, I have 3 chicks but, these poor boys are still running around with terribly sad skirt hair do. Next time, I will tie the feathers to the sides with rubber bands just like I do with my dogs, and hope it works. Who ever comes to my house are asking what happened to these poor birds; if they were attacked by a predator.
