Category: big bird

Big bird has changed a bunch lately – her comb and wattles have reddened up, and the comb is spikier and now floppy a bit. We still aren’t certain of her breed. We’ll have to figure out which eggs are hers and that may give us more clues! Update: Big…

The first time some people see sunbathing chickens you begin to wonder if they are broken. The expressions! The Feathers! The positions! There is just no way to explain the beautifulness that is a sunbathing chicken! Way to go #bigbird for demonstrating the point! #luckycluckers #whobrokethechickens #bigbird #sunbathingbeauties

Always checking everything out and not easily startled or skittish. The one and only original Big Bird!

It’s crazy to see just how big Big Bird is compared to the itty bitty bantam chicks!

Brown Leghorns share the productive traits and nervous personality of their white cousins but have slightly larger bodies clothed in one of the most beautiful feather patterns of any white egg laying breed. Always alert, Brown Leghorns are athletic, excitable, noisy and often better able to avoid predators than slower…

We’ve got Big Bird, Melvin and Marvin in this group. We also added Frick and Frack, but I have some theories about those two (grey bodies/hints of brown). We’ll see what they look like next!

BigBird had the chance to play with a light saber and decided to bring you this message: Because nothing says fun like a chicken holding a light saber!

Big Bird was an odd clucker in the pen when we picked the chicks up. She had a downy orange/rust colored top (crown) and was in with the “chipmunk” looking chicks. We weren’t sure what she was, but we love the odd – unique – and special, so we were…