Here are some better pictures of the majestic little #cocken #chicken. They’ve got some lovely deep red glints in their body, and in another six months they’ll be truly beautiful.

Not only am I a sucker for friends’ old hens, I’m also a sucker for a free roo. We, he was $10 - around here, people charge a small rehoming fee for roosters they’re hoping will remain pets and not get stewed. But he’s got a fierce topknot and a pheasant tail, and he’s very friendly and tame. He’s just started crowing. We named him Presley, for the pompadour, and set up a small crate for him to sleep in until he finds his place in the flock.
And today “he” laid an egg when he was in the crate for a few hours. We’ve got an intersex chicken! A henster, if you will. Or even - a cocken!
#chickens #roosters #cocken #henster