Outside in the chicken run, the Fud Lady made an 'outdoor roost', which is really a fancy way of saying that she stuck a 2x4 out there for the girls to sit on when they want to get off the ground. Everyone except for big ole Mr. Gullin likes to go up there now and then... they sit, they preen, they watch the yard, they escape the rooster.
The two that like it most of all though, are the Faverolles, Derperella and Coho.
Derp and Coho have a special sort of sisterhood going. They do like one another, though like all siblings sometimes they don't see eye to eye.
One would figure that Derp would be the younger, brain-addled sibling. She's smaller, weaker, and never has any idea what is going on. But not so!
When they are on the outdoors perch, Coho will nearly turn herself inside out to crawl under Derperella. Coho does her best to get under that little Derp chicken, to the point where she's actually knocked Derp off a few times! But mostly, Coho is satisfied with getting her head underneath Derp's belly. Please imagine if you will, the beautiful large Lady Coho, with her head and neck shoved under the little scruffy Derperella. For hours.
What does Derp do the whole time?
She preens. And stands proud.
The Fud Lady will try to get a photo of this some day. She can only see it happening from inside the house-- if she goes outside all the chickens jump down and run to the gate for treats/out time!
