I took Red's picture in the chicken coop because otherwise he wouldn't let me get close enough to get a good shot of him.He's healthier now and back to his old rooster ways, chasing hens and having a gay old time. The speckled rock hens are so different from what I expected, they remind me of the dinasaurs that chased Sam Neil et al across that open field in Jurassic Park. They are the long leggiest chickens with these big loopy tails almost like Red's. (I'll have to post some pictures of them soon.) His was green though and theirs are speckled of course. His tail still hasn't recovered.
They are more pets than barn animals. They let me pet them and reach under and grab eggs without raising a feather.
I'm getting a lot of eggs from them now that the "specks" are producing. Keeping them and the wild birds fed is not cheap. Red keeps them home for the most part, although he does have his 'favorite'. I have no idea what makes one hen more attractive over another. They all look like little fat hens of all kinds of breeds. Fancy is not a factor. I have the Americanas and he treats them just like the others he's not so hot on.
