More Chickens

Last night we were inundated with mosquitoes. It seems the bat population here was killed off this winter and so we have a lot more mosquitoes to endure.

But that isn't all that arrived last night. After supper Yvan brought over two more chickens. Why? Seems these two were having trouble adjusting; so we get them to try to make things better.

They arrived with names and I have decided to keep Big Rosa's name. What's not to love about that name. Suites her well. She is a darker version of Sarah and Queenie. Big Rosa fits right in with the rest of the girls and is always right in the middle of the pack. You'd think she was always here.

This is Charlie. She is one hen pecked lady! Charlie has low self esteem and spent the morning on the run............ away from the others. They would see her across the yard and just pick up and run after her.

Well things calmed down by the afternoon and I noticed that the others were beginning to tolerate Charlie being in amongst them. This scenario so reminds me of the playground at school, where the pecking order is very clear, and some kids are the victim, while others fit in from day one.

Here you can see Big Rosa feeding on the alfalfa along with the other girls. She is the darkest of the three brown hens, at the top of the hill. 

Tomorrow we will see if the improvement continues and how Charlie reacts to being outside all day with the others. Hopefully I will get a picture of 6 happy ladies all together, sunbathing in the dirt. That is one of their favourite activities.