Shifting pecking order?

[cmom]

Inky looks to be older than Pixie. Inky might be around a year old but I don't think Pixie is. If Pixie is younger, she/he looks like she/he may be a male.

 

[The Happster]

Inky is a girl.
I'm sure Pixie is too, but without a solid age...it's hard to be certain.

That's great. Won't you be sad to see these hens go though?
I couldn't ever rent birds. I'd get so attached to them.

 

[deidreg]

Inky is a girl.
I'm sure Pixie is too, but without a solid age...it's hard to be certain.

That's great. Won't you be sad to see these hens go though?
I couldn't ever rent birds. I'd get so attached to them.

They're used to foraging much more than I can do for them, so I think they'll be happy to go home. Since this is new to me, I wanted to be responsible and make sure I'm up for it. And I am!

 

[cmom]

Are you going to start with chicks?

 

[deidreg]

IT'S A BOY!

Today, Pixie figured out how to fully mount Inky, who easily submitted. @OneHappyRooster is right...they do have a skill for sneaking in. Can't wait to tell their owner.

 

[The Happster]

Oh goodness
He's obviously a whooooole lot younger than they said.

 

[deidreg]

Oh goodness
He's obviously a whooooole lot younger than they said.

Yeah. As I said, they're not the most reliable narrators. But this has been so amusing. I'm learning much more than I bargained for!

 

[deidreg]

Are you going to start with chicks?

I'm starting with fully feathered chicks who can go directly to the coop. (Which is arriving today--hooray!) One Easter Egger, one Whiting True Blue, and two Salmon Faverolles. Picking them up from Sugar Feather Farm in VT mid-October. (I'm in CT, so about 3 hour drive.)

 

[mswilma]

On this topic of pecking order. I have a hen that was top hen then she got sick. She’s better now but not 100%. Now the others are picking on her, she waits to eat and kind of stays away from the others. Her comb is floppy, dried our and pecked on, her tail tattered. Heartbreaking, now she’s my favorite.
I wonder if she will gain hierarchy once she fully recovers.

 

[deidreg]

On this topic of pecking order. I have a hen that was top hen then she got sick. She’s better now but not 100%. Now the others are picking on her, she waits to eat and kind of stays away from the others. Her comb is floppy, dried our and pecked on, her tail tattered. Heartbreaking, now she’s my favorite.
I wonder if she will gain hierarchy once she fully recovers.

Keep us posted!