Chickens

It has been so long since I have featured my chickens . . . here they are!

In my defense, not all the news has been blog worthy.  Before Thanksgiving I butchered my extra rooster plus the four Barred Rocks.  I opted not to winter-over the chickens I did not plan on keeping since organic feed keeps creeping up in price and chickens eat considerably more in the winter.  Currently the count is thirteen hens, including this free Americana I received, and the two roosters.

This new chicken has several names but is most commonly called Miss Pretty-Pretty.  She is a rather strange bird.  She is about two years old and is super anti-social!  So far she has not laid any eggs, but we keep hoping there will be a pretty green egg waiting for us. 

Bob is fully recovered, minus a very slight limp, and has reverted back to his nasty old self.  The other day I walked past him and received a full-on assault in the leg!  I was so mad at him!  After all the tender loving care we have given that rooster, this is how he repays us!?!  How rude, and he got my jeans dirty on top of everything!  I have dubbed Elvis “the whipping boy.”  Bob does not pass up any opportunity to show him who the boss of the barnyard is.  Fortunately, Bob’s limp slows him down enough for Elvis to easily outrun him, and he has learned to keep his distance.

I enjoy my chickens. I am especially looking forward to spring when I intend to add a few new breeds to my flock, and hopefully mama hen will hatch her own clutch of cute little fuzz balls.