Friday, August 30, 2019

Four New Faces

Before I share photos from our latest adventure, please know that I know these are lousy photos.  But I have an excuse.  Really.

And the story goes this way...

About a week ago, friend Cheryl alerted me to the fact the Michigan Humane Society (MHS) website showed four hens up for adoption.  With the following names:  Hillary Fluff, Oprah Henfrey, Henneth Paltrow, Lindsay Lo-Hen.  I called the facility to ask some questions, but didn't get all the answers.  However, I did ask if the girls could be held until Monday for me; we were going to be out of town over the weekend and clearly I didn't want the chicken & donkey sitter to tend to brand new girls.  Their answer was a swift "no".

I called when they opened on Monday and the girls were still available.  We decided to add them to our flock and drove about 40 minutes to the shelter.  It was at this point I got the background story.  In June a hoarding case of 80 birds (ducks, chickens, etc) was uncovered in Detroit (we're about an hour north) and given over to the MHS.  These girls were part of that group.  They were only about a month old and (yes, you can do the math) are now 3-4 months.  Quite young and quite small.  Probably half the size of Sweet Pea and Buffy. 

They are segregated in the new half of the coop with the covered porch.  And will have to stay segregated for a bit.  This morning two escaped while the big girls were out and got harassed.  I had to call for back up. 
Hopefully they do some more growing in the next month and feel better prepared to stand up for themselves against the bullies.

MHS was guessing they are bantam mixes -- two reddish like Isa Browns, one a mottled red/brown, and one mottled buff.

They are shy and skittish and so photos get taken on the fly. 




In mid run, but you can see coloring



And this is the nightly roosting location they have chosen -- on top of the raised window!!
The first night I went in to lock up and heard soft cheeping, couldn't find them anywhere.  

Now I do not believe I will keep the names MHS handed out, clever as they are.  I may try to stick with my female singer names (Lulu, Etta James, Peggy Sue -- OK a song, not a singer, Joannie B(aez), Ruby Dee, Buffy (St. Marie)...  Any thoughts?

8 comments:

  1. OMG Janet how gorgeous are they!!! So glad they were still available for you to re-home because they have really landed on their claws with you to love them and look after them in your beautiful chicken set-up. SO SO sweet. I like the theme of singer's names that you have - Lulu is lovely. I tend to go for old fashioned names for the girls, hence Rose, Violet, Olive and Ivy. I like the floral names. Hope they settle in quickly - I am sure they will because you are very good at integration. They will grow before you know it so enjoy them now at this age. Well done for rescuing them - It's been a lovely happy post today.

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    1. Louise, for some reason I am thinking outside the singer names for these little cuties. They are such little girls and still a bit wary. You've got me thinking of floral names, now.

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  2. I love your chicken story! I have always wanted some of my own. However, I am away from home a lot and also I am not sure my dogs and cats would be good to them. Are you able to pick them up to pet them?

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    1. Some of the girls tolerate being picked up (which I encourage in case of medical treatment) but I can't say anyone really enjoys it. Maybe because I didn't have any of them as babies.

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  3. I'm sorry for your loss of Jo. Hopefully the new ladies will fill part of the void. I love them! Billie (Holiday), Adele, Celine, Grace (Slick), Stevie, Janis, Patsy, Dolly, Gladys, Diana, Dusty, Cher, Norah, Enya, Edith, Joan, Bette, Chaka Khan.

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