Very bittersweet to be there without him around. Hope someone can adopt the CCL trio or one of the 2 remaining cockerels.
Me too! And I've already named the older ones I picked up. Our black sexlink is Eartha (After Eartha Kit) and our Olive Egger is Sophia (after Sophia Loren) so far Sophia is a bit shy with the others and actually hopped on my shoe and politely asked for some lap time with me. It was so sweet, I think she's turning into a mama's girl. If she doesn't fit in eventually with the flock, worst case scenario, she can come inside and be a house chicken. But hopefully that won't happen. Eartha on the other hand already stood up to the older hens and has established herself as part of Klaus and Charlie's "flock"
Both of those behaviors seem consistent with what I would consider "normal" for those breeds. Sophia will fit in quite well in a few more days, OE's are of much stronger constitution that they look outwardly. Seems like they get that from their Welbar father, which is larger than the Legbar roos and doesn't get pushed around much. Hybridization gives them an extra edge. She is still quite young and new to the flock, but once she gets her bearings, I think she will be right in the middle of the flock.
