#backyard chickens

millivedder:

Pecky

toe snacks 

Persephone is very small and can fly well - here she is deciding against making a break for it in order to return to her chubbier, more flightless sisters. 

Mapril pictures, but make it fashion

look at my parrot

I sat down and they decided it was loaf party time 

I am hen, hear me roar 

very cool chicken selfies: a collection 

My dad texted me this picture of his new shop assistant, Electra; she is making sure his knife designs are on point. 

His wattles are out. of. control. 

When you just wanna get a nice family photo but the kids start fighting 

What’s going on down there

A happy flappy boy

Jennifer Garner made a memorial video for her chicken. Rest in peace, Regina George; go say hi to Sunny, Buttercup, and Selene for me. 

This isn’t even his final form 

When his wattles get like that, you know he zoomin

Close encounters of the bird kind

A peaceful boy among flowers 

Persephone and Electra looking elegant while eyeballing a vulture flying overhead 

Casually reclining on a bed of clover while Mapril sings for me

One of my favorite chicken facts to share is that hens can “become” roosters, at least in regards to their appearance and some behaviors. Long story short, hens have one working ovary; if it ceases to function, they can become more male-like (read more about it here). But since it’s a fairly rare phenomenon, I didn’t think it would happen to one of my own chickens! 

Meet Coco. Several months ago, she had fallen under the weather only to reemerge with redder, shinier feathers and a longer, arched tail. Coincidentally, the males of her breed are mostly red, and that tail sure is getting rooster-y. My best guess is that Coco has been undergoing a spontaneous sex reversal. 

Coco seems to enjoy this transformation, especially since she doesn’t have to worry about laying eggs anymore. You go, new Coco!