Post by Kim on Feb 25, 2010 11:10:25 GMT -5
This big boy is my only Black Wyandotte rooster. He's beautiful, when he gets in the sun, his black feathers have a green sheen to them, similar to a Japanese beetle...
This is one of my babies that has to be petted every time I feed them... she's an Aracauna hen.
Here is another Aracauna hen. I have three like this one, but only one of the brownish ones. If you notice, their heads are shaped like little eagles.
Here are two of my husband's "babies"... these are Cochin Bantam Roosters... tiny little things.
Close-up of the red Cochin Banty Rooster.
Here are some of my girls... on the far left, the speckled one is a Golden-Laced Wyandotte... they lay brown eggs. On either side of her are Black Australorp hens, very dark brown egg layers. On the right of the black hen in front, is the other Golden-Laced Wyandotte hen. The two hens behind her are both Aracauna hens, and both lay colored eggs. The color of their egg depends on the color of their LEGS.
In the front, on the left, is one of my White Leghorn Roosters (we have two). To his right, is the only Buff Orpington hen we have. I started out with 6 and the other 5 were killed by - I don't know what, I left out poisoned hamburger meat and never lost another one - whatever it was. BO's are very good "setters", meaning that they will set on any egg that's been laid - even those that aren't theirs - and they are very good mothers, as well. The hen and roo seem to be surrounded by the Australorps in this photo.
My little Production Rhode Island Red hens are skiddish and don't like pictures... but I did manage to capture one while eating.
And last, my Aracauna Rooster. He meets me OUTSIDE the pen every day. When I come up, I either open the gate for him and he goes back in, or he flies over. Most days he flies...
This is just a "sample" of the photos I took yesterday. I think I took 39?
This is one of my babies that has to be petted every time I feed them... she's an Aracauna hen.
Here is another Aracauna hen. I have three like this one, but only one of the brownish ones. If you notice, their heads are shaped like little eagles.
Here are two of my husband's "babies"... these are Cochin Bantam Roosters... tiny little things.
Close-up of the red Cochin Banty Rooster.
Here are some of my girls... on the far left, the speckled one is a Golden-Laced Wyandotte... they lay brown eggs. On either side of her are Black Australorp hens, very dark brown egg layers. On the right of the black hen in front, is the other Golden-Laced Wyandotte hen. The two hens behind her are both Aracauna hens, and both lay colored eggs. The color of their egg depends on the color of their LEGS.
In the front, on the left, is one of my White Leghorn Roosters (we have two). To his right, is the only Buff Orpington hen we have. I started out with 6 and the other 5 were killed by - I don't know what, I left out poisoned hamburger meat and never lost another one - whatever it was. BO's are very good "setters", meaning that they will set on any egg that's been laid - even those that aren't theirs - and they are very good mothers, as well. The hen and roo seem to be surrounded by the Australorps in this photo.
My little Production Rhode Island Red hens are skiddish and don't like pictures... but I did manage to capture one while eating.
And last, my Aracauna Rooster. He meets me OUTSIDE the pen every day. When I come up, I either open the gate for him and he goes back in, or he flies over. Most days he flies...
This is just a "sample" of the photos I took yesterday. I think I took 39?