Della is my only friend in this flock. Amber and Link will tolerate me when they're sleepy, but Wella & Emma are as hands-off as can be. Mr. Peabody has been a nervous wreck since we got him as a 5-day old, I'm assuming because he was the last of his kind in a tank full of Amberlinks, and had...
I've read and heard differing opinions on when a pullet is deemed a 'hen', and most have concluded that if they're laying, they're a hen. Hence the term 'laying hen'.
The scratch I give them is an Organic, 6-grain blend, and they get 1/4 cup between the 6 of them. I serve it in a pan the size...
The flock: *all hatched 4/11/21*
2 Welsumers (Wella & Ella)
2 Amberlinks (Amber & Link)
1 Delaware (Della)
1 White Crested Black Polish (MR. Peabody)
The issue:
Amber started laying a week ago. She's already very proficient. Since then, Mr. Peabody has been adoringly attentive to her, when...