Saturday morning I went out to the barn to let the chickens out of the coop. As I walked into the barn I was suprised to find this....
This black hen had disappeared about a month ago. We assumed that a fox had gotten her and were waiting for the other chickens to disappear. They never did. We have a hen who has broken away from her oppressive rooster and has become wild. She has been setting on the nest each day, but since she won't let the rooster near her, the eggs aren't going to hatch. At first I thought this was the wild hen, but then Chris checked her spot and she was there! We were all thrilled to find this fluffy little chick following her mamma around the barn. We've had two other chicks hatch over the course of our time with chickens, but they were killed at a young age. We hope this one survives into adulthood, and that it is a hen. We don't need any more roosters!
This black hen had disappeared about a month ago. We assumed that a fox had gotten her and were waiting for the other chickens to disappear. They never did. We have a hen who has broken away from her oppressive rooster and has become wild. She has been setting on the nest each day, but since she won't let the rooster near her, the eggs aren't going to hatch. At first I thought this was the wild hen, but then Chris checked her spot and she was there! We were all thrilled to find this fluffy little chick following her mamma around the barn. We've had two other chicks hatch over the course of our time with chickens, but they were killed at a young age. We hope this one survives into adulthood, and that it is a hen. We don't need any more roosters!
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