Along with the heritage breed Coastal Sheep that have free run during the day at Middleton Place there is a small mixed flock of colorful chickens.
The Sheep had just been penned for the evening and needed a bit of grain to induce them into their quarters.
The chickens were well aware there might be droppage available for pecking.
They also seemed to know not to get amongst the sheep until they settled down,
A fourth fancy-looking fellow joined the crowd on the safety of the divider.
The big rooster decided to move on, dropping into an empty pen that is awaiting the birth of lambs, expected any day now.
Middleton Place
March 30, 2021
Handsome birds, nice photo of the bird in flight! Hadn’t considered that they can fly 😏
More like a glide, on the way down…I’m sorry I didn’t see how much flapping it took to get up there!
Just come back for a second look at these Ellen, they’re really beautiful. It’s unusual to me that the rooster has such a light-coloured tail!
He is pretty snazzy. I don’t know if he is an anomaly or represents a breed. There was a totally black one, too, like the fuzzy looking white one, that eluded my camera—he was very busy.
I just love chickens. There are so many different kinds and so colorful 🙂
I’ve never been a big fan, but these ones have kind of grown on me. The variety is pretty amazing.