Oh MYYYY! He's simply stunning! I wouldn't get rid of him ever unless he were just mean. He's so pretty!!!!!I've also got this guy listed but..... but... I think I'd rather get rid of my pure Dark and Buff Brahmas. Just a hard decision to make but it would be much easier for me and the flock. Oh what to do, what to do...
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Guess its a good problem to have
The three newbies were together.
Your "big baby" is adorable!
He is actually super sweet and good with the flock. Just starting to go hormonal but I don't expect any surprises as Spider has his flock well in hand. I find Spider is better and more excepting of his offspring or those who look like him but he is tolerating this one so far... but we shall see.
Spider.....I love it!!! And he's very handsome
He thanks you ♡ He is that once, maybe 2x in a lifetime roo for me. Fantastic boy. I trust him completely and he runs a great ship with a gentle hand.Spider.....I love it!!! And he's very handsome
I got the 16 laying hens (RIRs) from a lady who got them from a guy who was going to cull them ... because, ya know, after a year of laying, they weren't any use to him anymore. 
Half of these ladies "roost" on the frozen ground. I've tried everything to get them to at least sleep somewhere out of the elements. Lately I've been successful trapping several of them in with the younger flock in the enclosed run (the one attached to the "guinea" coop) in the evening. Half of those are actually sleeping IN the attached coop with the young ones. The others might still be out in the elements, but at least they're in the fully-enclosed run...slightly safer. But there's still been this group of stubborn holdouts that I hadnt been able to wrangle. Mind you, of the 16 of them 5 had always slept in their coop...3 on the floor and two on the actual roosting bars. Well, tonight, I'd had it. We're supposed to have thunderstorms all night...wrath of God level storms. So I got 9 of the 16 in with the young ones and after realizing they weren't getting back out again, they all started heading into the cover of the coop or at least near it. Then I made a decision. The remaining ladies were sleeping in the other house tonight come hell or high water. So I cussed and stormed and eventually got them all inside. And aside from some minor grumbling, there wasnt too much chaos once they were all actually IN the coop with the door shut. Tonight, they can all sleep on the floor...in the nesting boxes...I dont care. What matters is that these ladies are going to be dry in the morning.
