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[Alaskan]

Wow! Those sure did grow fast!

 

[drumstick diva]

Must be feeding them "ice cream", the food of champions.

 

[chickadoodles]

Hi Pensmaster welcome to the OFH.

Cynthia your chickens and chicks are very pretty. Cynthia I hope all has been going ok for you all.

 

[Wisher1000]

Welcome, Penmaster! Glad you could join us.

What kind of rooster is that?

Pull up a rocking chair and tell us about him, just watch the cat's tail.

 

[Pensmaster]

Handsome rooster...    welcome to the thread..


deb

Thanks deb
Peter

 

[Pensmaster]

Wow! Those sure did grow fast!

Time flies.

 

[Pensmaster]

Must be feeding them "ice cream",  the food of champions.

I knew I was missing something in their diet. Surprised the grandkids didn't tell me

Good morning

 

[Pensmaster]

Hi Pensmaster welcome to the OFH. 

Cynthia your chickens and chicks are very pretty. Cynthia I hope all has been going ok for you all. 

Thanks chickadoodles

Hope your having a good day.

 

[Pensmaster]

Welcome, Penmaster!  Glad you could join us.

What kind of rooster is that?

Pull up a rocking chair and tell us about him, just watch the cat's tail.

Hi Wisher,

He's an Altsteirer, got them as eggs from North Carolina for the NYHal. Hens have just started to lay. They are supposed to be a very old line and rare breed of chicken. Can't wait to get started hatching their eggs when old enough. Keeping both roosters separate now as they started fighting. So two trios to start.

Both of our cats wouldn't think of getting near the rocking chair.

 

[Alaskan]

Huh, about the roosters fighting. That is normal for most breeds.


I have changed up breeds over the years and for the last 2 hatching years, I have had very few rooster issues.

In my current breeding segregation I even have:

one pen with 2 roosters and one hen, and she did get a bit of a bare spot on the back of her head...but other than that, she is fine.


And in the non breeding season, one pen had three roosters and only 9 girls...zero feather loss and zero blood.

Then I remember one year a while back when the cockerels were growing out with the main flock...and there was blood, lots of blood. I just am not good at mass butcher days, I had no other place to put them... So two or three would be butchered each day.... Then I found someone who would take the last 8 extras.... And peace returned!

Anyway...my point.... Super interesting about different breed personalities. I have always wanted Nankins, because they are supposedly happly in groups with multiple males, they have a different social setup then most breeds. (I can't get them, they do not like cold)

@Beer can was just describng his giants, and they sound extremely different personality wise. Extremely calm.