You called the cock buttercup? 

What will it show that I like if I hold buttercup under my chin? 

I love that he is called buttercup so much

me too!!

I love that he is called buttercup too 

I love that you have given the Alpha cockeral such a girlie name.

Told ya a camp name would put him in his place

on the middle photo, on the right hand side between a black hen & a brown hen..  is a big black & white cockeral..   the true Alpha/Kingpin (called Dinner, or sometimes Lucius.. as in Malfoy)..  

He just looks at Buttercup in amusement when he starts giving it the large

Aww he lubs ya! treat him nice..

I am pleasantly surprised..   Lucius ruthlessly fought his way to the top  (he pecked the top off Dave's head )...   but since he's been at the top he's been pretty chilled.

And.. Lucius has never ever attacked me (thank god...   have you seen the size of him??)

But...   the silkies don't sleep with the rest of the chickens yet...   maybe when (if) they do Lucius will put Buttercup in his place

I'd love to have some cocks!   and hens..

I treat them all nice Katty.     & yeah..   I love him too...   feisty little sod that he is

I'd love to have some of my own too Katty..

One day I will have...  I have told MrD..  when the kids have buggered off we are selling up & getting somewhere with a garden big enough for me to have chickens...

& ducks...

& perhaps some geese...

and a pig would be nice..

That could be the answer, Ditty. Maybe Buttercup () just needs cutting down to size by Lucius.

If we win the lottery, Mr Yogi and I are going to do that - and lots of dogs, too.

oh yeah...  dogs go without saying..  

do you reckon you have to have a pond to have ducks & geese?

there are loads of ducks at the boys school..  and they don't have a pond.

I always think its funny when they all paddle in the puddles

I think it would be better if they had a pond.

Although I knew a woman who kept a goose and she didn't have a pond.

It was a watchdog goose, if you know what I mean?

hahahahaha.. yeah I know what you mean

I had a friend who had a house duck.    He was called "Duck".

he thought he was a person.    If we were all sitting round the table talking he would be on the table... talking with us.   If we were in the front room he would be on the sofa next to my friend.

He did used to love having a swim round the bath too!

Aww, he sounds like a brilliant character.

I like the sound of that ...................I always wanted a duck until a friend told me that they're constantly poohing and it's all a bit wet and slippery ------------------ eeeeeeeeugh! In theory I thought it sounded like a good idea ........I'm not sure I'd like the consequences!

you can get house duck nappies

I still prefer 'Chicky Chan'

So do I 

I love the mental image of you pointing and saying sternly, "NO, BUTTERCUP!!"

It still makes me laugh on a night when I see most of the chicken high up roosting in the tree (Buttercup & his wenches don't...  neither do my fave's... they go in the coop)..   the rest all climb up the tree, one by one.

You just don't expect to see a chicken up a tree..

me too!    AND...  its working!   He only went for me twice tonight,...  each time I gave him a stern talking to!

Ickle however...   ran for her life!!  hahahaha

Clever chicks,safe from foxes etc.