Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[kathyinmo]

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YUP! They just got another one here!

SDWD ! ! !

 

[speckledhen]

Bwahahahahahaha! You're HOOKED! Knew it. It was inevitable.

 

[pinkchick]

Hook, line and sinker!!!!!!

I am actually going to be moving away from 2 of the other breeds that I work with to work only with Delawares and one other.

 

[speckledhen]

Another Isaac story: was going to fill a feeder in the main coop, but realized it was all powder in the bottom of the tray so decided to scoop it into a big dog bowl, take it to the house and make some "oatmeal" for them with water, some added cooked grits and vitamins. Was bent over, holding the bowl in my left hand, while trying to scoop out the powder with my right and Isaac comes to me, looks at me. I say, "Hi, Ike!". He keeps watching me, then he sticks his head under my crooked left arm to inspect what I'm doing in his feeder. Next, he realizes that DH has removed their waterer to refill it and he goes over to the bucket defroster where it sits and begins to tap on the bucket with his beak. Nothing gets past the Ike Inspection around here!

Later, at roost time, he decided he wanted to sleep in the older section rather than on the big main roost in the addition. He gets up on the top bar and settles down. I scratched his chest and am about to leave when my red headed Rita jumps up on the end of that roost bar next to Ike. He thunks her on the head and makes her leave so he can be on the end of the bar, right next to the door. Won't let her come back and sit there. I think he's still a bit upset by DH coming in before daybreak the other day and startling him so he's going to park himself right there to be sure nothing bad comes through that door.

 

[TACEYPERKINS]

Hey Pink- Im happy you are happy with them. I just love mine. They are such fun to be with.
Oh by the way, which breedsare you getting rid of?

 

[kathyinmo]

I LOVE Delaware stories. I know some people must think we are crazy, but it is so true ..... they are so, so, so ..... well, you know!

Floozy, the pullet that escapes the pen every day now, was trying to get back into the pen today. I think the others are just getting tired of her antics. So, I open the gate and she goes in .... immediately she squatted. No rooster near her. A few seconds later Oliver came over and thunked her on the head. She squatted again and he walked away. A minute later he came over and thunked her on the head again and turned away. When they went in to roost tonight she was the last one in the door. Oliver was standing at the door and she did not want to go in. He finally came out and thunked her on the head yet again, and followed her in the door. Crazy birds!

 

[speckledhen]

He's going to train that girl to do what he says! Love a great rooster and Delawares are some of the very best on the planet, IMO.

 

[joletabey]

LMAO at Ike and Oliver!!!! They are the best birds in the world!

 

[speckledhen]

They are fabulous boys! And that Jacob, too! I am so happy that I didn't decide to sell Isaac awhile back when I quit concentrating on breeding Delawares. He proves daily what a treasure he is.

I have to brag on Suede, too, though he's an Orp. He was sitting alot today and I called him. He stood up and came to the gate, then lifted one foot and pecked at it, almost like showing me what his problem was. We picked him up (no small feat!) and took him to the house to treat his minor bumblefoot. That huge blue tank sat on my lap with my arms around him while DH doctored his foot and cut out the plug. I hugged that boy and talked to him and he didn't even struggle. He acted like he liked for me to hold him close. I'm just blessed with great roosters, including my Zane.

 

[Serrin]

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Oh Cyn! Any time the list of great roosters names is being read out loud, Zane's name absolutely has to be included in that recitation!

It still breaks my heart when I think of how his breeding future was stolen from him by a feed store that cared more about their bottom line than the quality and fitness of their feed.

What they did to him was nothing short of criminal!

But I'm so glad he's with you Cyn! I know he is well loved and has the very best of care any chicken could ever hope for. EVER!