Sunday, August 15, 2010

A Flock for Ethel

Meet the pullets...don't know their names yet, but they are Golden Comet chickens, a cross between New Hampshire Reds and White Rock chickens. They are sex-linked chickens, which means roosters are one color and hens are another. In this case, the hens are speckledy golden red with white highlights.

After the sad death of Lucy, Ethel has spent a few lonely days as the only backyard chicken. She seemed interested in what was in the chicken carrier.

But also not sure quite what to think.

For now we'll keep them together but separated while everyone gets used to the idea of everyone else. Hopefully three chickens will be much happier than one.

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