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Songster
It has been my experience that birds will gather with similar looking individuals. I have 3 black hens currently and they stick together. One is an Australorp, one is her daughter, and the third is a black sex link. The Australorp hen is going on at least 5 years old. The other hen, Serena, looks to be about 4 years old. The daughter, nicknamed the Recruit, is last year's chick. Her mother was not the one to raise her but she has joined the black chicken subgroup. There is a black pullet from this summer that I expect will join them when she reaches laying age. Last summer, one of the chicks grew into a handsome black rooster, Raven. For the time that he was here he would join the black hens. As much as they would tolerate a young cockerel anyways. He is no longer here as there were too many boys to keep last summer.
Here is Raven.
Here is the subgroup. Top left is Serena the black sex link. Bottom left is the Recruit, and her mother is to the right.
Here is Raven.
Here is the subgroup. Top left is Serena the black sex link. Bottom left is the Recruit, and her mother is to the right.