TY for info on the Latin :)
You have two Doms now?
Never had a bad temperament Dom. Over the years we've had 4 hens since chicks & all were outgoing unafraid people-friendly chicks, not shy to hop onto our lap whether we had treats or not, talkative, later had calm temperaments as adults...
Not sure what In Albis means but she's certainly a pretty Dom! Our one remaining Dom will be 7 yrs old this August & every spring in her old age lays 3 or 4 eggs. She's a lap chicken. She used to jump up but now needs to be picked up. She waits for my DH to escort her to the coop every evening.
Birds are the cutest, funniest, weirdest critters on this planet! Parrots, parakeets/budgies, cockatiels, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, keets, peacocks, crows, hawks, sparrows, doves, pigeons, swans, and ALL wild birds -- each one a quirky personality. Had a hummingbird one year that flew to...
Not only do they scare us laying on their side w/wing out looking dead, we have a Silkie that accentuates the dead posture by also sticking her leg up in the air at the same time!!!
Can't capture a pic cuz she comes running to us as soon as she sees us moving!!!
@HS2010 -- I wanted to say what a nice backyard for Oreo Cocoa & Snowflake. The little Pekin is adorable. How did you get them to line up so straight for the photo?
Effie is so sweet! I also am a big fan of crested breeds. I have 5 Silkies now and have had 9 total over the years. Because of Silkies' crested open skulls we chose not mixing crested birds with standard or heavy big birds.
Cresteds (like Polish, Silkies, etc) have open skulls so that only...