Dank. That’s was this week in a word. The temperatures were relatively mild, so the flockers took advantage of the opportunity to be outside despite the fog, drizzle, wind and ubiquitous grayness. The challenge this week was to figure out what to do about the one Black Copper Marans chick that hatched Thanksgiving night whom I named Kris Kringle. For once I was without a broody hen to rely on to raise it. The chick seemed content underneath its EcoGlow brooder, but I know that it needs other chickens to thrive and that raising it alone inside the house could result in major problems come time to integrate it into the flock. So…I threw up a Hail Mary pass to Freida.
Freida, my White Silkie and Flock matriarch, was perfectly happy to be roosting with the rest of the ladies when I plucked her from the roost and introduced her to Kris Kringle.
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Lola (Columbian Wyandotte hen) was significantly less enthusiastic about being photographed this week as she trudges through a most hideous molt.
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Dank. That’s was this week in a word. The temperatures were relatively mild, so the flockers took advantage of the opportunity to be outside despite the fog, drizzle, wind and ubiquitous grayness. The challenge this week was to figure out what to do about the one Black Copper Marans chick that hatched Thanksgiving night whom I named Kris Kringle. For once I was without a broody hen to rely on to raise it. The chick seemed content underneath its EcoGlow brooder, but I know that it needs other chickens to thrive and that raising it alone inside the house could result in major problems come time to integrate it into the flock. So…I threw up a Hail Mary pass to Freida.
Freida, my White Silkie and Flock matriarch, was perfectly happy to be roosting with the rest of the ladies when I plucked her from the roost and introduced her to Kris Kringle.
Lola (Columbian Wyandotte hen) was significantly less enthusiastic about being photographed this week as she trudges through a most hideous molt.
I started with naming my girls after the chicken nugget dipping sauces… Made it easy and with the different breeds we got, it was easy to choose. Of course one of the girls is named "dammit" and she earned her name from the first day!
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I SO love that bag! My girls might get jealous that one of them is in the house though! We'll make it work :) I'll make the girls some oatmeal and give them some alfalfa and that should smooth the potentially ruffled feathers :)
good girl. Frieda! :)
I so am in love with your posts, we are fairly new to backyard chicken raising. We have RI reds 12 hens and 1 rooster….we absolutely love them. Children get such a kick out of them, and my 13 yrs old austistic grandson is really enjoying them and likes helping with them. He is always worried at night how cold it is going to be and goes out to close up the coop if he "thinks" it is too cold for them….LOL
THank you for all the fun pictures!