Tuesday, May 16, 2006
My sister's rooster
[UPDATE! Thanks to the poultry newsgroup folks, I've found out this guy is probably a Silver Dutch Bantam. Sounds like a fun breed; I hope I can wheedle Bill into letting me have a few of the peeps.]
One of my sisters, Doris, is also a poultry fancier. Right now she has only one pair staying with her; I don't know the breed/cross, but they are very small (large pigeon size, it seems I remember). The hen just started brooding a clutch, and if they hatch Doris has said she would be happy for me to take a couple. I'll have to see what Bill says, because I suspect we'd wind up with a male, but they are sooo small they really don't make that much noise. Doris has them on her enclosed porch and even in the kitchen - which looks out into the porch - the sound isn't at all loud. He does have a funny voice, though :)
Anyway, she took this shot with her 'phone - it's better than half of my 'real' camera shots! ¶ 11:36 AM
One of my sisters, Doris, is also a poultry fancier. Right now she has only one pair staying with her; I don't know the breed/cross, but they are very small (large pigeon size, it seems I remember). The hen just started brooding a clutch, and if they hatch Doris has said she would be happy for me to take a couple. I'll have to see what Bill says, because I suspect we'd wind up with a male, but they are sooo small they really don't make that much noise. Doris has them on her enclosed porch and even in the kitchen - which looks out into the porch - the sound isn't at all loud. He does have a funny voice, though :)
Anyway, she took this shot with her 'phone - it's better than half of my 'real' camera shots! ¶ 11:36 AM
