The book I read about how chickens shaped society doesn't address that point directly, but indirectly supports that theory. Chickens were bred initially for fighting and for religious purposes (and in many cases those were sort of co-mingled purposes).
Yes, usually the ones with larger scales.
Wow! Brooders everywhere - how many chicks do you have this year?
This is at a big box store.
it was - woke me right up, despite the time!
this year when someone goes broody (it's Gigi's turn, should she be so inclined) I'm going to get silver Braekel eggs for her; I think they'd suit the conditions here admirably, and they're gorgeous, and there's a breeder about 10 miles away - perfect!
Nice looking birds, good to help save a breed
Mine often do this. If the lower hen doesn’t show the submissive behavior, then the dominant hen will resort to pecking or rushing at them. Like a human mother giving her kids the raised eyebrow.
Oh, I love the chevrons on some of those roosters’ tail feathers!
I've tried to do that with all my birds; I'm not trying to preserve their genetics as a pure line (which I'm incapable of doing given my grasp of chicken genetics at present) but my custom does support those who can and are, and my flock as a whole is helping those genes best adapted for here survive, albeit latently.
