Hen bonnets?

[jstlitlome]

There is something about Elmyra according to our new rooster Kellogg who recently came of age.

He's really fairly gentle but she is missing more and more feathers on the back of her head. Her saddle feathers are fine so an apron won't help.

Anyone ever try a bonnet? I was thinking about knitting one, but not sure how to secure it without Kellogg strangling her next time.

I am sort of posting tongue in cheek, but I'm also just a little serious. Lol

Leslie

 

[jstlitlome]

Omg, I just found this!!

 

[aart]

New rooster?...recently came of age?

So you added a male chicken that's about 4-5 months old?

How many hens/pullets at what age?

I'd be showing Kellogg what life is like inside a wire dog crate until he learned some manners.


ETA: oh, and, no the hat ;-)

 

[jstlitlome]

I have 3 four year old hens (one of which is Elmyra) and 7 new chickens that I hatched last fall. (6 hens and a rooster) so that's 10 hens and one rooster total. The new ones are starting to lay and Kellogg loves Elmyra the most. (she squats at the drop if a hat, always has! Lol)

When I watch it, he's not at all aggressive compared to some roosters I've had, but just prefers her so much.

I might have to get out the crate.

 

[aart]

I have 3 four year old hens (one of which is Elmyra) and 7 new chickens that I hatched last fall. (6 hens and a rooster) so that's 10 hens and one rooster total. The new ones are starting to lay and Kellogg loves Elmyra the most. (she squats at the drop if a hat, always has! Lol)

When I watch it, he's not at all aggressive compared to some roosters I've had, but just prefers her so much.

I might have to get out the crate.

Is this rooster(actually cockerel and pullets until a year old) Kellogg?

 

[ChickenLover200]

Omg, I just found this!!

A chicken hat!!!
Off to get needles and yarn...

 

[jstlitlome]

A chicken hat!!!
Off to get needles and yarn...

Hahaha!I know right? I'm so tempted!

 

[jstlitlome]

Is this rooster(actually cockerel and pullets until a year old) Kellogg?

Yes, Kellogg is my "cockerel" that was was hatched with my younger 7 "pullets" last fall. And Elmyra is 4years old

 

[ChickenLover200]

A chicken hat!!!
Off to get needles and yarn...

Hahaha!I know right? I'm so tempted!

I want to knit or crochet one so bad, but I don't have the time... I thin it'd be so funny at least just to get pictures of one on one of my hens

 

[aart]

Quote: Might want to isolate him for a month or so....he's just a randy young thing...
hopefully he'll learn some manners, becauase a cocerkel that pulls all feathers off the back of a hens head could be just shy of scalping one of them.