MJ and the Silkies

The new hens have integrated pretty thoroughly now.  They don't completely mingle with the old hens, but some spend their days with the big sisters, and they go in the woods, and all forage outside like they were meant to.  They love being invisible  in the shrubs during the day.Their combs are growing, and they are filling out, and the dark brown that they all used to be is lightening a little.  Aw, they're growing up.They are laying like nobody's business, perfect, small brown eggs.And they are developing their own quirky chicken habits.MJ has taken to hopping over the fence and hanging out with the Silkies.She's like, I'm white, too, this is obviously where I belong.It started with her being an enterprising food thief and a good flyer, while the flocks were still in the greenhouse.  She would cross the divide to steal food, because the Silkies eat like, well, birds, and never finish their ration.But she seems to prefer the company of the Silkies, and is often to be found of an afternoon lounging with them under the pine tree.We filled the greenhouse with wood chips to cover the bare and compacted "soil" in there, until we can get to it, so it smells like a sawmill in there now.For now the birds are allowed in there still, and they shelter there when it rains.