Who is your favorite?

[the_great_snag]

When I was a child I had an Old English Game Bantam hen that I named One Feather because she had been chased so mercilessly by our mutt that she had only one tail feather left!

My dog used to catch her for me so I could hold her, and I became very attached to her. So much so that when my older sister was in the school play, they used her in one of their scenes!

She grew to be a very pretty hen and outlived most of the rest of our flock, having several clutches of chicks.

EDIT: I also had an OEGB rooster that I bought at a farm show who I named Napoleon. When I got him he had a beautiful full comb, but after the first winter he was effectively dubbed by frostbite. Anyway, I kept him for several years and ended up giving him to a neighbor when I moved away. He was always very calm and friendly with me, but he was definitely the boss bird!

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

Peanut is my favorite by far! I am told by others here at BYC that Peanut appears to be an EE. Like several others have posted, this was my one weak chick that I nursed back to health. I guess taking care of the weak babies is what often gets us attached to them!

 

[amyc]

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That looks exactly like my litttle Cookie, the mystery bird! I kind of hope she's an EE, I've only got 2, so it'd be fun to have more "colored egg" layers.

 

[mylilchix]

I love these stories. It's so much fun to hear who are the favorites. I love them all, but there's always one or two I baby more than the others.

Sonja