It up and left...ten days before Christmas! How rude. No matter, me and the boy tried to get into the Christmas spirit by building a gingerbread house.
We had big ambitions.
That fell apart. I'm no baker.
So I headed outside to do some productive work. The boy snapped a photo of me to show that I actually do chores around the place and not put all my kids to work...but heck, if I can, I sure am!
He might have cut off my head, but honestly, it's me. And though I may want snow for Christmas, I don't miss it when it comes to cleaning the coop. The barn is toasty warm but the hen house is freezing so having mild temperatures while cleaning it out has been nice. That's Buffy, our youngest chicken keeping me company. She's a home girl, not a fan of leaving the nest to venture out into the great big world...or at least my yard. Even when I scooted her out and blocked the entrance to lay some fresh shavings down, she was right at the door watching and waiting.
And lastly, I had decided awhile ago that these two were roosters.
I already have a brahma, Sophie, who I know is a hen (pretty sure she's laying) and these two outgrew her quickly, have those long necks that Sophie doesn't have and one has had attitude from the moment it arrived at our farm as a day old chick. So I was certain I had two brahma roosters on my hand. But then I was speaking to someone the other day and they reminded me of something. Something that appears to be noticeably missing.
My roosters lack spurs.
The bad news is I may be down two roosters. The good news is I may be up two hens.
I'd put my money on those being roosters. It's not the spurs/lack of spurs that tells you, it's the feathers on the hackles and the saddle. Boys have pointed feathers. Girls will have rounded feathers. Your boys have pointy feathers.
Spurs take a while to come in. My boys (who are definitely boys) are just starting to get spurs, and they're 8 months old-ish. My newest roo still doesn't have any sign of them, but he's a roo, nonetheless.
Yep, I'd bet on rooster. I have a brahma, and her tail is completely different from those two. But it's the pointy feathers that are the giveaway. I'd say boys!
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I live a very simple life on a small hobby farm along with my husband, three kids, and an assortment of animals. Life may be simple but I love every minute of it.