My hubby designed and built us a totally custom coop and run. It fits six perfectly. We could probably push to eight but I don't think we will. Another day, I'll write about the coop build. It was an intense two weeks.
So back to the girls.
Cleopatra (Cleo): Cleo is an Easter Egger. She's on the top of the pecking order for sure. Cleo is the name she came with and we kept it because she is beautiful but fierce. She lays large green eggs.
Wilma: Wilma is our other Easter Egger. She loves to eat. She pushes over anyone to find out what treat is being brought her way. She lays large blue eggs. She's Cleo's flunky.
Betty: Betty is our Buff Orpington. She was at the bottom of the pecking order when we first got the three older girls. We were actually concerned that she may not be able to stay because their previous owner said that the Easter Eggers and her did not get along. Turns out Betty was ill when we first got her. I didn't know enough about chickens to recognize it at first. I did notice however that her comb was half black and droopy. After about ten days of good food and water, I noticed her comb was back to a perky red and she wasn't getting picked on so much. It took her almost that long to start laying again when we got her. She lays large brown eggs.
I'm still getting to know the three younger girls. They all lay medium brown eggs.
Frida: A Rhode Island Red. She seems to have a gentle spirit.
Jade: Jade is a beautiful Black Austerlorp. She's quiet.
Pepa: Pepa is a Silver-laced Wyandotte. She thought she was at the top of the pecking order when she arrived with the other two little ones but she was quickly put in her place by Cleo and the other two older girls. The merge was the toughest on her. She's doing okay but I think the descent to bottom of the totem pole has been rough.
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