This here is Marc Antony. He's an Easter Egger, and is the only of the two boys who acts like a boy. He just yesterday acheived a full blown crow that doesn't sound funky, odd, immature, or like a howl. He tries to mate with other hens, he tries to boss them around by dragging his wing and shuffling towards them with a growling sort of sound, and he even tries to invite them over to some grass by hopscotching around, making a "chook chook chook!" sound. Sooo cute.
And, here's Rumpless. First a nickname, now a name. I only a couple weeks ago found out he's a male after he tried mating with another New Hampshire red, but since then and even before then. . Nothing. He doesn't boss others around, he doesn't crow.. He doesn't do anything, except occasionally boss the Turken. He sure is looking Roo-ish though! ( Rumpless got the name due to a chickhood of having his tail feathers torn out, probably by the last Rooster we had. For the longest time, he had no tail at all, and only now is getting new starts - Probably his rooster sickles slowly coming in. )
Now here's my excitement for the spring: What colors will I get when I cross these two? Please tell me it will be almost Tolbunt-ish:
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