Three-Months-Old

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l212/oldwriter/WhoBlinksFirst2.jpg When I retired this past may, I decided I wanted a small flock of banties in my back yard, so in early June I went to a local feed store and was shown what breeds they could order. The Buff Brahmas (the only Brahmas available supposedly) had such a stately appearance that I ordered them. I had never even known there was such a breed before that day. When I looked up images of Buff Brahmas, I learned that there were two other varieties: Light and Dark. When I saw the Light Brahmas, I fell in love and dreamed of the day I might get at least one. Well, as you know, businesses sometimes make mistakes. As the chicks grew, I was overjoyed to find they had sent me Light Brahmas. This week's image shows one at three-months-old. Toughest-looking little fellow, I'd ever seen; I called him, "The Boss." He is now going on six months and has not yet lived up to his name. But judging from this picture, I suspect he still has potential. Brahmas seem to have originated in India, where they were sometimes called "Chittagongs," or "Brahmaputras." When they were first introduced to the United States, they were shipped from a Shanghai port, so in this country they soon and for many years were known as "Shanghai" chickens. "Oh don't you remember sweet Betsy from Pike, Who crossed the wide prairie with her lover Ike, With two yoke of oxen, a big yellow dog, A tall Shanghai rooster, and an old spotted hog?"