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Time for an update of everyone's favorite nanny hen Su-su.
Su-su is nearly finished with her molt, and along with her current lifestyle encouraging her to be more active, she's looking exceptionally gorgeous and fit for her advanced years. She's even managing to hop onto the high perch on her own to roost flanked snugly by her three chicks.
This week, I've noticed she has a tolerance for the three six-month old EEs. These three are also survivors of an early summer tragedy where a poisonous caterpillar nailed two of their brood. They weren't fortunate to have a nanny hen to care for and stick up for them, and they've been sort of left to fend for themselves. So they often wander into Su-su's run to grab a bite to eat since they find competing with some of the beastly personalities in the main run exhausting.
None get the vicious reprimands that Su-su delivers to Pearl the Constant Eater. Su-su instead permits these three to share the food bowl with her, though the younger three chicks defer to the three older EEs.
I've been kind of hoping the EEs would decide to move back into Su-su's coop since there's plenty of room for them. They moved out of the coop on their own not long after their mates suffered their end by the caterpillar, and roosting time often involves a couple of pushy hens trying to bully their way onto their allotted perch space. (Yes, Pearl is often involved in these conflicts.)
For now, the arrangement seems to be working as well as one can expect anything involving chickens to work.
Su-su is nearly finished with her molt, and along with her current lifestyle encouraging her to be more active, she's looking exceptionally gorgeous and fit for her advanced years. She's even managing to hop onto the high perch on her own to roost flanked snugly by her three chicks.
This week, I've noticed she has a tolerance for the three six-month old EEs. These three are also survivors of an early summer tragedy where a poisonous caterpillar nailed two of their brood. They weren't fortunate to have a nanny hen to care for and stick up for them, and they've been sort of left to fend for themselves. So they often wander into Su-su's run to grab a bite to eat since they find competing with some of the beastly personalities in the main run exhausting.
None get the vicious reprimands that Su-su delivers to Pearl the Constant Eater. Su-su instead permits these three to share the food bowl with her, though the younger three chicks defer to the three older EEs.
I've been kind of hoping the EEs would decide to move back into Su-su's coop since there's plenty of room for them. They moved out of the coop on their own not long after their mates suffered their end by the caterpillar, and roosting time often involves a couple of pushy hens trying to bully their way onto their allotted perch space. (Yes, Pearl is often involved in these conflicts.)
For now, the arrangement seems to be working as well as one can expect anything involving chickens to work.
