The pomp and circumstance of chickens

An animal lover captures the surprising personalities of some fine-looking fowl

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Serama (cock)
Serama (cock).
(Image credit: (From Chickens, by Ernest Goh)"The main motivation was to discover not what they were but who they were," Goh writes in the introduction to his book, Chickens (Abrams).From his flock, Goh man)

White Silkie (hen).
(Image credit: (From Chickens, by Ernest Goh))

Serama (cock).
(Image credit: (From Chickens, by Ernest Goh))

Serama (cock).
(Image credit: (From Chickens, by Ernest Goh))

Serama (cock).
(Image credit: (From Chickens, by Ernest Goh))

Serama (cock).
(Image credit: (From Chickens, by Ernest Goh))

Serama (cock).
(Image credit: (From Chickens, by Ernest Goh))

Brown Silkie (hen).
(Image credit: (From Chickens, by Ernest Goh))

Serama (cock).
(Image credit: (From Chickens, by Ernest Goh)**For more information on Chickens by Ernest Goh, or to purchase the book, go to Abrams Books**)

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.