Here are our newest additions! The two on the left are Auracanas, that we received from Raevyn (thanks, Raevyn!) from the PDX chicken list. They are really beautiful! And the third one was a spur-of-the-moment buy, when I walked into Foster Feed to buy a waterer for the other chickens and saw that they have hens as well! She's a Barred Rock. The three aren't mixing too well yet...hopefully soon they'll learn to get along. When I got the Auracanas, it was evening and they were sleepy. I just put them into the coop when we got home, and then I didn't have any worries about them getting confused about where home was at night. But I brought the Barred Rock home yesterday afternoon. I thought it a good idea to keep her in the coop until today. So I just set her in the nesting boxes in the coop, and the first time she met the Auracanas (whose names are Thelma and Louise) was when they came in for the night. The Barred Rock thought she was queen of the roost and wouldn't let the others come up in the nesting boxes or even onto the roosting perches. They slept on the floor. Today when I let them out, Thelma and Louise were pecking and chasing the Barred Rock. But I did have several chances to take pictures with all three of them in it, after they'd been out for a bit, without fighting. So hopefully they'll figure out the pecking order soon and there'll be peace!
Any suggestions for a name for the Barred Rock? Thelma and Louise came with suitable names already, as they'd already belonged to a Real Live Person. But we need a name for our Barred Rock.
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you almost make me want to have chickens, but then i remember that i have a slight phobia when it comes to birds, plus i live in a bird flu country, and plus, i hate the smell of bird poop. but i would love to have the fresh eggs. mmmm. I love to name pets, so i will be thinking of a name for your barred rock. Maybe Adrian (you know, like the rocky movies) but adrian is really a pretty name for a bird, and doesnt go well with thelma and louise. Maybe a queenly name, since she did kind of take over the roost and make the others sit down. or a conquistador? hmmmm, Ill come up with something good
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