Tikka the chicken was struggling and lonely since Freya Woof “got” poor Fajita. So yesterday we drove a few miles into the countryside to a farm to get a few more chickens. That was the plan, a few small, cheap chickens.
The hens the boys chose were not cheap. I should have said “No way” at the prices, but the boys had decided and I didn’t have the heart to refuse. £35 each!! Ah well, it’s done now.
Ignore the mess please
Anneka is the dark brown, almost black bird and Edwina is the grey and white one.
Tikka, not pictured above is one of the common brownish-orange hens. She cost just a tenner, so the price of uncommon hens was a shock!
Anneka is shy and being “hen pecked” by both Edwina and Tikka. Edwina is the biggest of the three, and her and Tikka are trying to sort out who is the boss of them. It’s not nice seeing them fight, but it is a chicken thing, they need to work out who has the boss hat, and who is just a wingman.
On the plus side the arguments haven’t been as violent as I was warned they might be, so I am confident they will make good buddies.
Edwina.
Anneka is a bit photo shy, but D got this photo!
Surprisingly tame already! Well caught Jen.
No doubt better photos will follow, but for now this will have to do.
Wow you are a braver woman than me x
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They look beautiful, I love seeing and learning about Chickens.
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It’s true what they say about best laid plans, after £35 per hen I’d be pouring myself a big glass of celebratory wine, unless you can no longer afford said wine?!
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Affording wine isn’t a problem, I am allergic to alcohol. *sniff sniff*
I knew that and I forgot, oops sorry about that! O well you send it my way, with a house to gut and redecorate I certainly can’t afford it at the moment!!
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