As you can tell, it has been snowy and cold since the last Flock Focus Friday. The chickens and I have had enough! The weather-dude tells us that it’s going to warm up into the 40s this week, so you know what that means…let the flood gates open! <ugh> I’ve got a plan to make a floating bridge out of pallets, so at least the chickens have the opportunity to stay dry even if they don’t avail themselves of the life-raft.  Please enjoy the photos from the week- the color theme is black and white-like it or not, that’s what Mother Nature was serving up!

Partridge Cochin hen- looking for the highway south. 

The breed of this hen remains a mystery- she’s definitely a mix of Black Copper Marans, but I’m not sure who the other parent was.
Marilyn Monroe- my White Orpington hen. She’s an adventurous one!
Doc Brown (White crested Black Polish hen with Margarita, White Faced Black Spanish pullet) 
 
My new puppy, Milo, met Rachel for the first time recently. Milo wanted to play. Rachel…not so much.
Milo, perfecting the puppy dog face.
 

Kathy Shea Mormino

Affectionately known internationally as The Chicken Chick®, Kathy Shea Mormino shares a fun-loving, informative style to raising backyard chickens. …Read on

shop my SPONSORS

As you can tell, it has been snowy and cold since the last Flock Focus Friday. The chickens and I have had enough! The weather-dude tells us that it’s going to warm up into the 40s this week, so you know what that means…let the flood gates open! <ugh> I’ve got a plan to make a floating bridge out of pallets, so at least the chickens have the opportunity to stay dry even if they don’t avail themselves of the life-raft.  Please enjoy the photos from the week- the color theme is black and white-like it or not, that’s what Mother Nature was serving up!

Partridge Cochin hen- looking for the highway south. 

The breed of this hen remains a mystery- she’s definitely a mix of Black Copper Marans, but I’m not sure who the other parent was.
Marilyn Monroe- my White Orpington hen. She’s an adventurous one!
Doc Brown (White crested Black Polish hen with Margarita, White Faced Black Spanish pullet) 
 
My new puppy, Milo, met Rachel for the first time recently. Milo wanted to play. Rachel…not so much.
Milo, perfecting the puppy dog face.
 
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
1.7K Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Jann
Jann
2024 years ago

After losing all of my hens to predation, I would start over with polish ( their “hats” remind me of my mother in law lol) and silver laced Wyandottes because they are beautiful! Of course they will be in a brand new predator proof coop! I miss my chickens :(

Kim Wolf
Kim Wolf
2024 years ago

Since this would be my first time raising chickens, I would put some australorps in there and maybe a few javas. :)

mockinbird
mockinbird
2024 years ago

I have a going-on 4-year-old Easter Egger who still gives us a big, green egg almost every day and an EE Rooster who we rescued from a larger backyard keeper’s freezer camp because he was so meek that he was getting beaten to a featherless pulp by the other roosters.
I’d really like to hatch out a few of their eggs.

Teri R.
Teri R.
2024 years ago

I’d love to hatch a crested polish. Or a mini Rachel. .she’s so cute.

Jessi Sheteron- Lewis
Jessi Sheteron- Lewis
2024 years ago

Lavender orphintons, wyndotts I’m a good ol egg layer gall!