The Daily Chicken

Cat - He/They/Ask - I do my best to post pictures of primarily chickens daily, feel free to send in your birb pictures.

[samandriel]

my rooster doesn’t crow when the sun rises, he crows when he hears humans wake up, like you can literally just roll over in bed and he’s like “hoLY SHIT THAT’S A PEOPLE THE HUMAN ISAWAKE AHHH AHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”

[samandriel]

the same rooster - god guys he’s so cute - he always lets hens eat treats first and won’t have any treats until they’ve had as much as they want, unless it’s a blueberry. shit, blueberries are like serious fucking business for Pharaoh. he’s a gentleman until the damn blueberries come out and then he don’t play no fuckin games

[samandriel]

in case you were wondering this is him

[ampervadasz]

Deal

[were--ralph]

i too would trade my child for seven corn kernels

[zangoonse]

[gefdreamsofthesea]

This is.....niche. Do period-appropriate chickens even still exist? Idk anything about chickens. I like the fancy ones.

[vergess]

Period appropriate chickens ("heritage breeds") do still exist, and even include some very fancy ladies, such as:

The Brahma, a popular giant known for its massive meat production and comically large eggs.

The cochin, seen here with gold and black 'lace' pattern

The barred plymouth, an incredible forager for lightly wooded terrain

The fayoumi, often regarded as The Oldest Breed of chicken

The wyandotte, a particularly good forager as well as a bulky, meaty bird.

The Minorca, a Spanish bird with stunning black feathers

And of course, the famous indonesian ayam cemani, which has black meat and bones

Old timey chickens often ARE the 'fancy' ones!

[mellifexfarm]

[thatsbelievable]

[crokedbrandon101]

Yakuza 0 out of context is such an absolute gem

[solsticexolos-deactivated202407]

Flockin' Around episode 2, Bantams (and turkeys)!

(I was cameraman, turns out I was supposed to be narrating, oops.)

[mellifexfarm]

i am testigng the softness. i am extending

[multimusemania]

Chickens are weird...

[solsticexolos-deactivated202407]

At 32" tall, Poseidon is the perfect height for demanding chips.

[solsticexolos-deactivated202407]

Wham!

[solsticexolos-deactivated202407]

A glorious boule on Mr. Daisy!

(a boule is the round puff of feathers at the back of the neck, a characteristic required of Orloffs and common in bearded breeds.)

[broodygaming]

Happy Halloween y’all 🎃🎃🎃🐔🐔🐔

[solsticexolos-deactivated202407]

My tall boys!

[feathers-scales-and-tails]

Birthday man! 1 whole year!

[solsticexolos-deactivated202407]

Happy birthday! 🎉

[solsticexolos-deactivated202407]

My son is large

He is very large

Extremely large

(note: I do not breed for extreme size in any of my fowl as I don't find it healthy, Poseidon is from my first time hatching Langshans! He's a throw-back to his grandfather and great grandfather, both massive but very sound birds I got to meet at a show.)

[multimusemania]

Poseidon is a threat to humanity at this point. God help us if he goes rogue.

[solsticexolos-deactivated202407]

He got so excited about cuddles that he tripped over my leg and fell on his face

We're safe...for now

[cute-animals-only]

170 days later

[behold-chickens]