Top chickens and all things fowl....
 

This is my first 'Top' list.....

At the moment I'm really favouring this:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...sNakedNeck.jpg

Despite their weird looks - they're a common enuff breed and can be used as layers and also for meat. They forage well for food and very hardy and resistant to most diseases.

Though know in the states as the Turken - I much prefer its original name Transylvanian Naked Neck which it acquired not from its country of origin but its preference to eating grain that has been soaked in blood..

When we get a place with a yard I hop to get a few of these - they seem ideal to Irish weather conditions..

Next up:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...Malay-Male.jpg

This chicken original came from Pakistan. They're fricken huge and are popular in cockfighting. If i get one of these I'm going to make it a little TRex outfit...

Another of my faves:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...poo_hen%3F.jpg

The Sultan is a breed of chicken that originally came from Turkey. They obviously dress for sucess but other chickens will pick on them for this reason.. Unlike most chickens they have five toes on each foot.

http://static.mypetchicken.com/image...atra_264_L.jpg

The Sumatran fighting cock - very popular with the travelling community here. They train them in JuJitsu and Muai thai and fight them to death in cage matches..Unlike most chickens - they are decent enough at flying (in chicken terms anyway)..

I honestly never knew breeds of chicken varied so wildly.:)

Food of the gods was the first thing I thought of when I ws making this:

http://blog.timesunion.com/farmlife/...icken-0004.jpg

The Silkie is a bit of a looker too- a bit too poncey for my liking though..They're friendly as fuck and unlikely to peck the eyes out of your children..


I'm considering making a set of Chicken Top Trump Cards..

Nothing would trump Cthulhu Chicken - but I bet non euclidean shaped eggs would be a bitch to lay..

http://www.fufufrauenwahl.com/F_imag.../cthulhu10.gif

LOL...

My flat mate almost bought me that calendar for my Bday on Saturday (or something similar0.

He got me a WWE divas one instead :(

Sales of that chicken calendar skyrocketed after Conan O'Brien mentioned it as an Oprah style recommendation along with Killdozer and a CD with Steven Seagal.

Happy Birthday, by the way. I didn't see an announcement on the forum.

If we're allowed to talk about all things fowl, I would like to mention Long Island's sole tourist attraction: The Big Duck:http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/w...es/6img3cl.jpg

It's big.:D

These are obviously the top chickens:

http://www.dailyfreegames.com/wallpa...orn_02_800.jpg

http://www.digital-sledgehammer.com/...cs/sc00011.jpg

(That's Superchicken for all you young whipper snappers.)

For obvious reasons, I'm partial to the Rhode Island Red

http://www.redroosterfarm.com/assets...HueyMascot.jpg