What Happened?

Earlier this spring I bought 6 pullets (young girl chicks).

2 were given to the grand babies for Easter

and I kept 4.

I thought I had two Cuckoo Maran pullets

and two Americauna pullets.

Two parlicular birds went from this below

(center and right.)

to this...

Fly ~~~~~~~~~~ Taz

~*~

Teenager Fly

Fully grown male

He is a Cuckoo Maran

(the females supposedly lay dark chocolate

brown colored eggs. The Maran pullet has just

started laying and the eggs

aren't really very dark. Maybe she just needs

to mature a bit for them to get really chocolaty!)

Teenager Taz

(Hard to believe this is the little silver colored chick

in the first photo!)

Fully grown.

He is a beautiful Americauna Rooster

(He reminds me so of an Amish man with his

beard under his chin!)

Americauna hens lay green/blue eggs.

(His little mate hasn't started laying yet!)

I have never gotten roosters when I

have paid for pullets before!

While these guys are quite handsome

and crow faithfully and loudly

each and every morning

(and afternoon and evening!)

and are good providers

(they are forever finding bugs, etc. and calling

excitedly for all the girls to come and get it!)

And send out the alarm if anything seems amiss

on the farm...

I really was hoping for a few more layers!

I hope these guys don't get mean

like most of the roosters I have had.

If they do, the next photo you will see of them

will be like this...

;~P

Joining Susan for

Outdoor Wednesday!