Picture Story 2: Tolbunt BOYS

Well, it has been 4 months now, and yes, you heard it. . . My frizzled Tolbunt Polish "pullet" is now a cockerel. For 4 months I've thought him to be a girl, named him Pink (after the artist) then suddenly found that my actually tricky-to-sex frizzle is a boy. So, he's now Spike (after the vamphire.) As for the other cockerel, he's still named Bowie.

Here's the two lounging side by side while it pours rain just beyond their covered porch.



Here's Bowie, the handsome "smooth feathered" cockerel. Just look at that patterning!!



And here's Spike, my crazy feathered but still beautiful "frizzled" cockerel.



And if you're wondering - Yes, I'm keeping them BOTH. They're in a separate run from everyone else, all to their own pampered selves, with my Silver Laced Polish hen, Oscura. I will still be working on this color, even if I don't have a female Tolbunt. I'm also on the look for a gold laced Polish hen. One girl and two boys is just too much for the girl to handle. Also, Silver Laced is NOT the best thing to use in improving Tolbunts.

So far, both are in excellent health. The frizzled is much more friendly than the smooth, and will come to call. They get along, although the frizzled is a little more dominant, despite his lack of physical maturity compared to the smooth, and noone has tried mating with the Silver Laced hen yet. Really cannot wait until I get some fertile eggs from them to hatch!!

Here's one last photo . . Or two. . . I can't get enough of them!!