My Hamburglar

If you put Odo (our Ameraucana/Easter Egg rooster) and Kira (a silver-spangled Hamburg hen) together, what do you get?

A Hamburglar. He's my favorite of our cockerels, small and compact like his mamma, with her lovely black speckles on his chest and slate grey legs and feet.



Likely my fondness for him means he'll be the only one of the the young males that will escape the trip next week that will culminate in our freezer. Isn't he handsome?

The Hamburglar (at right)

There are two Kiras, who've long been favorites around here. They're small and sprightly, like little roadrunners.



A lot of this year's pullets are showing signs of Odo's Ameraucana parentage, like these distinctive "ear muffs" and beards. I think it makes them look a bit like Muppets, but it's very endearing.

But the green and blue-green eggs have become a daily treat. Yay for Odo!