Before I got chickens I had never held a chicken, or even touched a chicken. And I certainly had never gotten close enough to see their face. I am still fascinated with the anatomy of chickens. They are so different from primates, which may seem obvious, but they just have parts that make no sense to me. I can't relate their comb and waddle to anything that we have, and therefore it fascinates me. Even those little tufts of hair on their "cheekbones" are interesting.
Cassie is the most mature of the three Wyandottes, even though they are all the same age. Her comb is the largest, her waddles the longest, and her skin the reddest. Akira (front left) is getting ready to start laying any day now, which is evidenced by the color of her waddle and comb. Darla (far right) is a year and a half old, and has been laying for a long time (she's on sabbatical currently), but Easter Eggers never grow waddles, and their comb is called a Pea Comb, versus the Rose Comb that the Wyandottes have. Enough chicken anatomy yet?
Cassie is the most mature of the three Wyandottes, even though they are all the same age. Her comb is the largest, her waddles the longest, and her skin the reddest. Akira (front left) is getting ready to start laying any day now, which is evidenced by the color of her waddle and comb. Darla (far right) is a year and a half old, and has been laying for a long time (she's on sabbatical currently), but Easter Eggers never grow waddles, and their comb is called a Pea Comb, versus the Rose Comb that the Wyandottes have. Enough chicken anatomy yet?
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