During last summer we were given a strange looking ginger coloured chicken who looked like a cross between a chicken and an ostrich. It had been badly beaten up by its siblings and was sadly lacking feathers on its back and head. We tried to integrate "Ginger" into our flock, and had to give up before serious injury was inflicted.
When we had the Lavender Pekin Bantams and the Aracuna, we decided to try Ginger in with them, as we thought they were so much smaller Ginger would thrive better. This arrangement worked very well.
We patiently waited for Ginger to start producing eggs as we were convinced she was a hen. Until a couple of weeks ago when we heard the unmistakable cock-a-doodle-do! Oh Ginger, you are a boy!! S/he is now called Roger.
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