The Rooster I Couldn't Kill

[Nickeyo]

Here's his dad Reggie who sadly I lost to a fox attack, his sun (above) was going to be in the pot but I just couldn't bring myself too so I asked frizzle if he wanted him and now he has a second chance at life.

 

[Nickeyo]

Here are his two little baby girls

 

[risk]

Those chickens are very beautiful!

 

[Nickeyo]

Thank you

 

[Blue69]

I also raise chickens (small flocks) and did not expect a cross. However I have a Buffington and Aruncana cross. It is 24 weeks old and I also ended up with 3 roosters. This is the only cross this spring. I was going to give it away and I know it would have ended up in a soup pan....But this cross is really nice and I have had a few crosses in the past and they were kind to the flock. I would say keep him...If it does not work out....you can always do what you were going to in the beginning...ouch! But I think you may like him!

 

[Euarto Gullible]

Every day, I am more glad I made the choice to keep him. Totally awesome rooster. He is good with the ladies. I throw them treats and he always guards the treats to make sure his ladies get it and not any of the young cockerels. Today, I let his chicks out for the first time. I watched them scurry behind him, as if they knew that he wouldn't peck at them like some of the hens. He was totally unconcerned with them. Despite his benevolent attitude toward chickens, he is no softy. He's protective right up to that boundary of aggression. A couple weeks ago, my 3 year old daughter had a stick and was chasing the hens. He went after her with a threatening display, and she dropped the stick and came to me screaming. That was the only time. He's also made a threatening display toward an unfamiliar guest. It's all bark and no bite, but boy is he intimidating. It's that same intimidation factor that sends the cats running.
So this was my 6th hatch from various sources, and the chicks that I hatched from Kurt Russell crossed with my BO hens were by far the strongest chicks I've raised. I gave 3 of them to a friend, and she also remarked that they were much stronger than other chicks she's raised.

Here's a pic of Kurt Russell from today



And here's the cutest one of his chicks, Ghostface Killa

 

[Euarto Gullible]

he is so beautiful he has settled down perfectly and looks after his hens brilliantly








its impossible to get a none blurred shot of this boy as his wattles are permanantly moving, they are just so long. but he stays still if you take him away from his hens though.

Great colors!

 

[speckledhen]

Eduarto, you should post pictures of that little Ghostface chick when it grows some. I'd be interested to see how it develops. Very cool looking chick.

 

[Nickeyo]

My Wyandotte rooster met his chicks when they were about a week old and he just looked at them and then found them some food, I thought he would be a great dad until the fox, but i now have a silver laced Wyandotte that I was thinking of eating but he is too friendly so I have decided to keep him

 

[Euarto Gullible]

Speckled Hen,

Here's a pic of some of those chicks. The pullet on the left is "Ghostface Killa"



Although this one turned out to be the prettiest of them IMO. I like the lacing on her chest.