A little something to make you smile

[trystinn]

Here I am, trying to take a picture of our crazy Sizzle cockerel and one of the pullets photobombs him.

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[evaelisabeth.livejournal.com]

Are those Houdans?

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Nope. Houdans have a v-shaped comb.

The little gal on the left is a bantam cochin. The big guy on the right is actually a Sizlle, that is a Frizzled Silkie - see the big Walnut comb?

Not sure if you're ever bored enough, but I'm compiling a spreadsheet of all the major breeds (75) of them with information like: size, purpose, comb-type, egg color, egg production, noise levels, flock behavior, temperament, country of origin, etc. So far I've only included true bantams (with no large fowl/standard equivalent) and standards.

I'd be happy to send it to you - its a work in progress, but might help you get organized in figuring out what you want.

[evaelisabeth.livejournal.com]

I would love to see it :-) My husband is terrified that I will get all kinds of exotic weird looking chickens that don't pay their way :-) The Houdan is the top of his list of "things not to get".