Blood,Sweat & Black girls

"negra"

"roja"

                       It has been several days since my last blog and for this I must sincerely apologize. What began with my own illness, progressed in to what can only be described as a whirl wind of madness dipped in confusion & prinkled ever so lightly with a bit of WTF?! At last blog ELVIS had entered the hen yard and been welcomed accordingly. Kieren had strep, I was on the mend from God-knows-what, and the peeps were doing fine.
                       So begins todays blog.  Three days ago the "black girls" came home to roost. The "black girls" are a pair of sister hens from a black sex links brood we purchased a yr ago. They have been staying with my Friend Kathryn(thx kathryn) until we had room for them again.. Sex links are produced when a Black Plymouth Rock rooster mates with usually Rhode Island Red . We have Negra ,my hubby's baby , who is all black with vivid red wattle and comb & Roja. Roja  is brilliant firey orange on her head,neck & chest and jet black everywhere else.She belongs to my son & is quiete possibly the largest production hen I have ever seen. She weighs approximately 8.5-9 lbs and lays EXTRA LARGE eggs. Seriously they are the size of duck eggs. They enjoy roosting in the early evenings on the porch watching T.V thru the front window. Silly hens. We lost a brahma peeps last night to the dog. Hank attacked the brood at dusk,maiming 1 and scaring the hell out of another. We wrapped the scared chick in warm towels and fed it pedialyte until the shock had passed. it slept in a small box in bed with me last night. He has been dubbed "lucky" and given a pardon from the blade. He shalll live out his life as a pet/breeder/layer. Edd says I better not let it stay in the house ,"cuz if it poops on my big screen......." LOL
                       This morning I picked up 6 new peeps, just a few hours old. Two silkie bantams(mini chickens) and 3 cochin bantams, and a black astrolorp.  Hank has been kenneled until we decide what to do with him.Hank has had a long history of aggression towards my on and honestly I am done with the nonsense. Kieren saw the whole attack and aftermath and though a neccessary lesson, a rough one too.
Saw 2 snakes ystdy,gonna be a dry summer so we will see many I fear. Roja chased it into the woods-I believe that chicken would eat ANYTHING!
I will post more later, I am still trying to get caught up and the kids have pediatric appt's today.
Remember: Never go to bed ANGRY.
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