This colossus , compressible teddy bear is Iman . As 2nd biddy in the pecking lodge , Iman is assertive but fair . At first glance , she seems to take a back seat toKimora , who ’s always up and at it first when it come to smack new treats and pecking young pastures … but then you inquire if Iman is merely send Kimora first to finger things out as the guinea pig ( er , chicken ) . Hmm .
Iman is my happy - go - favourable biddy , beloved by everyone for her sugared personality and cuddly tendency . She get me pet her the day after I brought her home , and will even settle into a overnice hug every now and then . In fact , she remind me ofmy younger pug — a small unwieldy but a whole lotta love to go around .
Of of course , if there ’s pick and scratching to be had , she never wants to miss out on a little adventure . She ’s right on Kimora ’s tail when they go digging in the malicious gossip together , and despite all that extra fluff , she can startle just as high and flap just as far as her boastful sister .
She ’s my other voracious eater , and if an unsuspicious sib attempt to touch on her food for thought — whether it ’s a volaille or a pug — she ’s been recognize to put it in its stead . You do n’t good deal with a athirst hen !
Iman is a Golden Laced Cochin , a Chinese breed in the first place known as the Chinese Shanghai . Its ascendent came from a line of Chinese chickens that were first brought to the United States in the late 1840s to early 1850s . The original Chinese Shanghai was close - feathered with little to no feathering on its foot .
stock breeder became entranced with this alien bird and sought the fluffy and most feather - legged specimens to create a novel variant of fluffballs called a Cochin China , or what we now know plainly as a Cochin .
Cochins are big and heavy birds , though their excessive feather pass water them appear enceinte than they really are . They have typical feather on their yellow legs which seem like it would slow them down , but Cochins are in reality quite quick on their feet .
I always thought it looked like Iman had just pull out on her Ugg boots for winter ! Her leg are n’t to the full square yet , but they ’re getting fluffier each week and so is the rest of her .
She has beautiful bronze plumage with a calendered black schema on each feather , a radiation pattern call lace . The black boundary catch a elusive green shininess in the sunlight and already at her young geezerhood , Iman ’s lacing is endearing and uniform . She ’s as delicate as she count , and I ’ve collected many of her molted feathers for medallion around the house .
And of trend , I can’tnotleave you without the obligatory tooshie snap !
