Happy Harvest Blog
Friends
It's so interesting and touching to see chickens form alliances and bonds. Sometimes it makes sense when birds hang out together (birds of a feather), sometimes I forced the issue, but most of the time it's organic, and often odd. I would never have called this one. Sidewinder and Apples' chick. This is so unlikely. Sidewinder is a VERY low chicken. I can say with certainty that she's the lowest. She's kind of a mess, with a butchered beak, therefore wicked underbite-not good for self-defense or settling arguments, bad feet,
Just standin' around
The old girls have decisively claimed the roof of Chris & Cream Puff's coop. They pile up there all day. An alliance is forming. Sidewinder, the molter in a jacket (again! She molted last year), and Apples' chick. She was raised with the six other Silkies, but she doesn't hang out with them anymore. They're babies. The full Silkies are a third of her size. This one could be a full leghorn. Cute. There seems to be a bond.
Pas de roo
I was taking pictures of Chris and Cream Puff, the love chickens, hanging out together the way they do, but looking back at the pictures in series, it looks like they're dancing. He is SOOO much bigger than her! Oh, were you watching?
Friends
Apples and Sprout - inseparable. I'm pretty sure now Sprout is a hen, so they should stay friends for a long time. Cheeks and Galahad. Both are a little more adventurous than the rest of the Family, who are never far away. They are plucking the seeds off the ends of the dry grass together. Ketchup and Mayo. Ketchup is developing some scrappy cheeks, so she must be part Ameracuana. I gave up trying to teach them that they sleep in the big coop.
Instagram.
I may not make a blog post every day, but at least I Insta.
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