Old English Game Bantams

[Killerbunny]

Well we only have 3 entries so far in the Photo Contest - just sayin'!

[Happy]

SHERMAN-he is 6 now and lives with the "older" girls as the only rooster on that side of the coop but when they get out to free range he manages to steal one of several young girls to hang out with. They all love Sherman the gentleman

[Happy]

Stewart. Head rooster of the "young birds" side. He is 1 1/2. He knows he's a looker and loves attention. He does not like the older girls mingling with "his" flock and promptly chases them back to Sherman. Stewart is Wheaten coloured.

[Happy]

Spanky. Spanky is the hardest working of the 3 roosters. Stewart is the boss and seems to make Spanky do the bulk of the chores of finding the ladies treats and rounding them up. He's a sweet boy and sneaks over to me to get treats that he otherwise would not eat if the girls were around. I'm glad the boys found a way to get along because I'm not sure I could have chose between them.

[Kbr42]

Glad you were able to get them to all live together!

[Jaye]

Love that last photo, @Happy ! Thanks for sharing your boys and their personalities with us.

[Jaye]

Did you name Spanky after one of the "Our Gang"/ "Little Rascals" characters?

[Happy]

Did you name Spanky after one of the "Our Gang"/ "Little Rascals" characters?

Yes! Stewart was Alfalfa for a brief moment but it didn't suit him

[Happy]

Little is 5 and "mom" to all of the other bantams (some biologically and some as surrogate)
She is spoiled and a bit demanding. She bullys some of the big birds that she lives with. She detests her two biological daughters (Teeny and Pebbles). Teeny was hatched in an incubator and raised by me...Pebbles hatched under Little. To me these two answer a lot of questions about the nurture/nature debate. They are both more like their mother than any of the others and all 3 of them attack me to try to snuggle inside my coat on cold days.
Little and Sherman carry the mottled gene.

[Happy]

Teeny Weeny is a bit of an outcast with the other little girls. She was raised with big birds and is the boss of them. She gets picked on a bit by a couple of the little girls. Teeny is on my shoulder every time I go in the coop. She jumps on my leg and run/flies up my back and onto my shoulder or head. There's really no saying no to her. When everyone is out free ranging Teeny usually chooses to be with me.