Sorry to hear the penny, 7 years is a long time for a chicken relationship. Must be pretty bittersweet as I am sure the gals may be suffering a little. Well, those birds could have done far worse so pat your self on the back for the good life you provided them.
Wow! I’m a little jealous, lol. Mine are a little over a year old, and so far they’re not nearly as fluffy as yours are. I’m hoping they’ll eventually get bigger, but we’ll see.Lol! Jerry is a man possessed when it comes to gray hairs.
They are all poof butts aren't they? Lol!
The younger ones will be a year old in August.
The older flock is staggered, Lulu the big faverolles is four as is Hobo the Dom.
Their rooster Prince and his three and two half sisters are two.
Renee,Ethel and Dutch who are the mothers of those are three.
Happy Memorial Day all!!!I’ve been trying to let the new guys out a few minutes before the others, and so far there hasn’t been many issues. There’s a little fighting still, but for the most part everyone minds their own business. The new four are getting more comfortable exploring the yard, and I no longer have to show them how to get back to their coop, or where the water is.
They’re so sweet. They love hanging out with people, and they’re always chasing after me when I go outside. Everyone seems so much happier, and even my old girls are starting to enjoy hanging out in the other coops/nests. After being beaten up a few times, Puff Puff has started to mellow out, and she’s been ignoring them.
My plan is to eventually build another small roost, and then get everyone switched over to the big coop. I think it’ll take at least a few more weeks until that happens, but there’s no rush. When I do eventually get them switched over, that’ll free up two coops, one to upgrade my Polish, and the other will get added to the faverolles to expand their run.
I have a feeling Elphie is going to eventually be top hen. She’s been involved in most of the major fights, and even when she’s up against two other birds, it still looks like she’s the one winning before I break it up. Yesterday I was hugging Molly (who I think is the lead hen, though I’m not sure. The pecking order has been really complicated since my eldest hen died last year.) and Elphie came up, and scared her away. How that happened, I don’t know.
She used to be at the bottom of the pecking order, so this is kinda surprising.
I haven’t been doing anything special with Iris recently, aside from daily bandage changes. He stopped getting antibiotics on the 23rd/24th, but his feet are still getting better.
Bonus pictures of Os:
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. Did I mention?
