The chickens in my backyard are very unique. We have different breeds ranging from easter eggers who can lay green eggs, purebred silkies who are small and very fluffy, or our mixed silkies that are bigger than the purebreds, but obviously not purebreds since they are from Tractor Supply in Dixon. These chickens spend their days being loud, laying eggs, rolling around in the dirt, pecking people and each other. Some will run away when I enter their area and others will squat and want to be held or pet. But some chickens are more interesting than others, and deserve some recognition and description.
Tiger is an Easter Egger Chicken. She looks just like her sister Moana but has more white next to her beak and a very different personality. Tiger loves to peck at my toes when I go outside to clean their area even when I have shoes on. She jumps on her mom whenever she visits them in the backyard and likes to sit on her shoulders or head. Tiger once had some playtime with her dog sister Abby, a friendly but adventurous German Shepherd that loves to play, and during this once incident Tiger is now able to bend her neck back quite a bit and stare at the sky.
Hedwig is named after the owl from Harry Potter. She was the whitest as a chick, and is a mixed silkie chicken. She has white floof on her head and no feathers on her feet, one of the reasons she can be told apart from her sister Chip who has the fluff on her head as well, but lots of feathers on her feet. Hedwig is very loud every morning. She’s talkative for a hen, and lays very oval shaped eggs. She has always been one of my favorites and one of the oldest as well. She will always be the first to come out of her coop in the morning or be rolling around in dirt.
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Hey Kennedy, your chickens are definitely very interesting - I never even knew white, fluffy chickens existed! I think it's so cool you have chickens right in your own backyard, especially some that can lay green eggs? That's also something I didn't know was possible either. When I think of chickens, I just think of the standard farm chickens, but after this I've learned that there's a lot of different kinds of chickens out there. This is really cool, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi, Kennedy! You have such unique chickens from the cliché chickens I always picture, and I love Hedwig's fluffiness. :) My grandmother once had chickens, but they went crazy and ran away and were probably eaten by something, so I suppose this wholesome post is the first step to my healing process after my trauma regarding chickens. Anyway, great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Kennedy, I love your chickens. They seem so fun and full of personality. I wish I had chickens but my mom says no so I'm so glad you shared your chickens they must be a really fun pet!
ReplyDeleteYour blog brings me back to the time I had fully grown chickens in my backyard, even with the fact that I live in the suburbs makes it 10x crazier than it sounds. I really like how you named one of your chickens the owl from harry potter. Also, your white fluffy chicken is unique and the idea that one of them could lay green eggs is unimaginable
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