In Loving Memory Of:
"Tink" the New Hampshire Red hen with a truly wonderful personality- a friend I'll never forget.
Dear friends,"Tink" the New Hampshire Red hen with a truly wonderful personality- a friend I'll never forget.
I've been wanting to make a discussion thread for folks whom don't get the chance to talk often- but would like to learn more about each other. You can talk here, share, and within abiding BYC rules, have as much fun as you wish.
Not long ago, I lost a great hen of mine. Tink. When she was still an egg, her mother abandoned her. This was very disappointing... and until we heard chirping and saw a pip... we didn't know if it was too late.
I put the egg in a shoe box in my bedroom, with a heat lamp set up above it and a soft towel beneath its cool shell. I waited all night until finally, when, a yellow chick burst out into the new world before her.
This was Tink. She later grew up to be a very strong, sweet hen. She followed me around whether it was outside or in the house. Soon having began laying eggs (which she was wonderful at), it was time for her to join the flock.
One problem. Nobody accepted her. Except for Henny, our last standing male Guinea.
Henny was saddened for the time being. Tink was his best friend. His girlfriend. But now he has friended Bindi, a pullet whom hatched and wasn't approved by her mother.
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I'll drink a cup of coffee with you, even though it's long distance. 
