(Notice the feathers on her feet!)
It is difficult to find adult hens for sale right now. And doubly tough to find bantam hens. And almost impossible to find any at a decent price. So when I found an ad for a black bantie hen for $15 I jumped on it. And such a gorgeous little bird.
Our little "flock" of four, was a little taken aback when they first saw her. We kept her in a crate for the first couple of days, and then released her into the chicken run while the others free ranged around the property.
Fortunately she is significantly larger than them. I don't know if she is actually a bantam or if she is just a larger bantam breed than they are. They just kind of ignore her. I hope that they will eventually accept her into their little group, but she seems pretty happy just pecking around on her own. And Millie lays gorgeous light brown eggs.
Hello Millie. You are a pretty little girl.
ReplyDeleteshe is pretty, but she looks like a beast compared to the little hens. she needs to learn not to hang out with skinnier, cuter hens.
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