This is probably my most beautifully feathered rooster...
He is a Rose Comb Brown Leghorn
He is also the most dominant rooster in my flock of more than 60 birds
He keeps the peace and attends to hens of all breeds.
He often finds food and shares rather than eating it himself.
These are americauna hens, rhode Island reds and others..
Free Range is the healthiest way to raise chickens.
If you have many predators, free ranging may not be a good risk.
We have been raising chickens on this land since 2000
Our birds are very alert and capable of taking cover when hawks or other predators show up.
Leghorns are primarily used for egg production
This is a Rhode Island Red
There are also black Astralorps
The Rose comb does very well in cold weather.
Other leghorns with large combs are apt to suffer from frost bite.
Leghorns lay white shelled eggs
They may produce more than 300 eggs per year
Rhode Island Red.
Hens to have a pecking order and there are occasional disputes among hens.
Roosters quickly stop the fighting
In the absence of roosters, hens fight more often
Rooster crowing...
Chickens recognize more than 100 individual chickens
Roosters know each other's crow
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