The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[chickenneighbor]

Speckledhen, you could sell a lot of calendars with pictures of your flock. Love the headshot of Atlas, and Dottie is just gorgeous.

 

[speckledhen]

Speckledhen, you could sell a lot of calendars with pictures of your flock. Love the headshot of Atlas, and Dottie is just gorgeous.

Oh, thank you! I do think Atlas is a hunk-a-rooster, my current favorite pin-up man anyway. He sure seemed to be posing today for me.

 

[1muttsfan]

I like the way he looks in that last shot especially. As for Deacon -

 

[speckledhen]

I like the way he looks in that last shot especially. As for Deacon -

Deacon is, well, Deacon. He's the son of the Tiny Terrorist. 'Nuff said. That hen was never supposed to be reproduced. So, he's 1/2 Delaware and 1/2 Terrorist.

This is the picture I was looking for, the one that shows his single spur. It's a good one, if he could figure out how to use it. Defective as heck, this rooster, but he is a super sweet boy, actually likes to be rubbed down his back, a true "pet rooster".

 

[drumstick diva]

Poor Deacon - he does try though.

 

[drumstick diva]

I agree you could sell a lot of calendars. Put baby Atlas on the cover.

 

[speckledhen]

Poor Deacon - he does try though.

Yes, I'd say one word for Deacon is "trying", LOL.

I agree you could sell a lot of calendars. Put baby Atlas on the cover.

You sure miss baby Atlas, don't you? They grow up so fast.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Atlas has nice width, which will help keep wide hens. And his tail is so nice and full. Yes, high for a Rock, but really thick and full! He's a beautiful male Cyn. And Deacon, what a goober.

 

[speckledhen]

Atlas has nice width, which will help keep wide hens. And his tail is so nice and full. Yes, high for a Rock, but really thick and full! He's a beautiful male Cyn. And Deacon, what a goober.

Thanks for the assessment of Atlas. I think putting him over Dottie is the best course of action, better than over Rachel and Ro. I still may add Druscilla, Dottie's full blooded Stukel daughter, in the spring, but all plans are still fluid right now.

Deacon is a mess, but DH is so fond of him, that he'll be here for the duration. When Isaac goes, whenever that may be, I think I'll just put Deacon back over there and give him Sammie Jo, my youngest pullet, as an extra since all those hens are much, much older than Deacon.

 

[speckledhen]

Rachel has gone broody again. I've thrown her off the nest a few times, but the last time, I wasn't fast enough and she bit the fire out of my arm just below my wrist, drew blood. Dang her! I don't want to give her eggs because she's a first timer and Dottie is bound to go broody herself, listening to her daughter cluck like a loon. Also, my EE hen, Maretta, who is with Isaac, has been clucking for over a week. She isn't sitting yet, but she has been with Isaac on the floor every night so maybe her duties as she sees them will keep her from sitting on a nest and she'll break up.

We're about to go into some much colder weather in mid-January; been very mild so far, except for a few miscellaneous nights here and there-no the season for broodies, especially one unproven like Rachel. I was able to break her up the first time, but I don't know if we can be that lucky a second time.