November 29, 2007
Annie and I went up to check on the chickens, and were discussing the fact that the Araucanas had not started laying, yet. They have short combs so we didn't think they were roosters. We then noticed that some of the others had very large combs, but they were the breed that is doing most of the laying, so we knew they weren't roosters either. Annie suggested that they were all the same kind of chicken, although they look a lot like two other chickens, which are laying infrequently. In case you are wondering, we have three breeds, each of which has a different color of egg. No, we don't stand around watching them lay.
Fairly satisfied that the Araucanas were simply late bloomers, and not roosters, we turned to walk away. That is when my budding genius said, "besides, Daddy, if they were roosters, they would have that spike on the back of their feet."
Crowing
Fairly satisfied that the Araucanas were simply late bloomers, and not roosters, we turned to walk away. That is when my budding genius said, "besides, Daddy, if they were roosters, they would have that spike on the back of their feet."
Crowing