Someone is Taking Over my Spot

I did not go out Sunday morning and sit with the ladies. My mother was coming over that afternoon and deep cleaning of the house must occur before her arrival. At one point I looked longingly out the window and fortunately for the flock, someone was willing to assume my roll.

Doo dee doo I'm ByBob!
Doo dee doo who wants a coffee clatch?!
 
Well, he still loves Abby and Alice, and when Louie Louie was still with the flock he took a good share of their feathers out. I had to put a saddle on Alice, and it's really strange to see little Abby's neck feathers gone on one side. All this, and Queen Bee's injury, is why Louie Louie is in his own coop and run, by himself, until he gets a little older and calmer.

Alice, Abby and Mad Hatter are my 3 lavenders, so they hang together all the time, and Pippi allows it. But, God forbid Mad should get close to one of Pippi's other girls.

I do have a couple very young Lavender's growing up now and wonder if they will join Mad's flock. They have just come out for the first time today to hang with everyone. There is a small door for them to escape back through that the bigs can't get through, but so far so good. They are wandering around like a little flock of their own. Two of them are cockerels. :rolleyes: The cockerel challenges never end.
Yup, cockerels are a pain. They can't help it.
I've been lucky in having senior roosters from the outset. You just can't explain how much difference this makes. While the cockerels are still quite young the senior roosters let the hens look after themselves. I don't know exactly what age the cockersl are when the senior roosters start to intevene.
 
Oh goodness. The Little Princesses are sleeping squished up between Maggie and Elizabeth!
I can’t imagine anyone is actually happy with that arrangement!
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