Eva’s Friends

[Evadig]

This is Eva:

And these are her friends:

George, Matt, Frank, Rita

Jenny, Dolores, Vivienne

Henry, Hilda, Winnifred

Helen, Matilda

Rose, Lydwinne, Wilhelmina, Prudence

Winston Churchill

Stanislaw

Lily, Lucy

Except for the last three, they all live in an apartment building called the Muddy Run. The two white hens and the rooster live next door to each other in the Sentinel and Pawhut coops, respectively.

If you’re interested in the backstory on all this (which you’re probably not ), you can read here

Pets Past and Present - the Story of My Flock

Prologue When I was in my early teens, my family suddenly decided they wanted to get chickens. We had some extra lumber sitting unused in the garage so my father built a cute little chicken coop. It was the exact opposite of every article ever written about good chicken coops here on BYC -...

• Evadig
• Oct 7, 2023
• Comments: 1
• Category: Member Pages

And here
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/the-three-new-hens.1602920/
And here
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/roosters-in-the-woods.1602968/

This thread is a continuation of my article; I am going to try to update periodically as I navigate the new world of roosters, three hormonal ganders, and one stinker of a drake (he thinks he’s tough but he’s sadly mistaken!)

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to NOT get any more birds until 2025, if at all. That quickly changed when someone had two full grown hens available. My second rooster, Stan, has had to stay in a pen by himself because Winston hates him and all the hens follow Winston. So he didn’t have anyone, and when a friend told me they had two Naked Neck hens, I jumped at the chance even though I had vowed never to get such an outlandish looking bird.

That brings us up to date…now hopefully I remember to post in this thread so I don’t have to write such a long entry next time!

 

[Callender Girl]

Eva is adorable, and, I smiled as I scrolled through the photos of her lovely friends -- even the "outlandish" ones! Thanks for posting!

BTW, my annual resolution not to get any more birds is nearly always a failure. too.

 

[wrathsfarm]

You have a very pretty flock and puppy Eva. I especially liked your Village in the snow pic. ♥

 

[TwoCrows]

BEAUTIFUL photos, everyone is positively adorable, ❤ thanks for sharing!

 

[N F C]

Pretty flock and your little dog is so cute

 

[Evadig]

Eva has a new friend! It must be admitted she’s not thrilled…this puppy is energy itself and Eva’s going on five years old.
Anyway, come meet Annie Beth!

Despite having to share her room, Eva is real happy the weather has warmed up (for a few days, anyway). She got to go for a long walk yesterday and meet some sheep!

I recently built a run on the back of the Sentinel coop with Helen’s supervision:

I don’t have a picture of the finished product but will get one…
Stan and his girls get to free range today while Winston has to stay in the coop. They do not get along at all. Stan flew out of the open pen I’d made for him and the two boys promptly started fighting. I managed to separate them with the hose and get Stan back in the pen. I have had to spend the last few days just sitting outside so that I could catch Stan before he flew out of the pen again. He has mellowed out considerably since being allowed to move in with Lily and Lucy. While he’s still skittish of me, he no longer freaks out when I come near him. He is a good rooster.
I wish I could add more pictures but I need to delete some off my phone first!

Stan in the open air pen standing on his old house (the Pawhut coop)

 

[N F C]

Eva has a new friend! It must be admitted she’s not thrilled…this puppy is energy itself and Eva’s going on five years old.
Anyway, come meet Annie Beth!
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Despite having to share her room, Eva is real happy the weather has warmed up (for a few days, anyway). She got to go for a long walk yesterday and meet some sheep! View attachment 3744761
I recently built a run on the back of the Sentinel coop with Helen’s supervision:
View attachment 3744768
I don’t have a picture of the finished product but will get one…
Stan and his girls get to free range today while Winston has to stay in the coop. They do not get along at all. Stan flew out of the open pen I’d made for him and the two boys promptly started fighting. I managed to separate them with the hose and get Stan back in the pen. I have had to spend the last few days just sitting outside so that I could catch Stan before he flew out of the pen again. He has mellowed out considerably since being allowed to move in with Lily and Lucy. While he’s still skittish of me, he no longer freaks out when I come near him. He is a good rooster.
I wish I could add more pictures but I need to delete some off my phone first!

Stan in the open air pen standing on his old house (the Pawhut coop)
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Wonderful photos, and your new pup is so cute!

 

[TwoCrows]

Eva has a new friend! It must be admitted she’s not thrilled…this puppy is energy itself and Eva’s going on five years old.
Anyway, come meet Annie Beth!
View attachment 3744775
Despite having to share her room, Eva is real happy the weather has warmed up (for a few days, anyway). She got to go for a long walk yesterday and meet some sheep! View attachment 3744761
I recently built a run on the back of the Sentinel coop with Helen’s supervision:
View attachment 3744768
I don’t have a picture of the finished product but will get one…
Stan and his girls get to free range today while Winston has to stay in the coop. They do not get along at all. Stan flew out of the open pen I’d made for him and the two boys promptly started fighting. I managed to separate them with the hose and get Stan back in the pen. I have had to spend the last few days just sitting outside so that I could catch Stan before he flew out of the pen again. He has mellowed out considerably since being allowed to move in with Lily and Lucy. While he’s still skittish of me, he no longer freaks out when I come near him. He is a good rooster.
I wish I could add more pictures but I need to delete some off my phone first!

Stan in the open air pen standing on his old house (the Pawhut coop)
View attachment 3744773

Gorgeous photos, your puppy is just over the top cute!

 

[Evadig]

Eva and Annie both enjoy looking out the window…but Eva doesn’t like it when Annie wants to get on her chair!

The Biddies’ wattles and combs are becoming more red. We are anxiously looking forward to their first eggs but I know since they’re Orpingtons/Australorp it’ll be awhile yet. Vivienne and Dolores are 22 weeks today and Jenny is 27 weeks.

Both roosters are in jail because Winston is getting too full of himself and Stan thought he’d try mating the Biddies since the big girls hate him.
Rita has made a nest out in the leaves and her three boyfriends guard her assiduously. My (teenage) sister went out to say hello and George charged her and actually knocked her down. Rita isn’t even laying eggs yet so I hope she’s not thinking about going broody!

 

[Evadig]

Jenny made headlines today…she laid her first egg!!!
It’s the cutest, most perfect little egg:

For a comparison, here it is next to Minna’s egg:

Jenny is quite proud of herself! She is approximately twenty-seven weeks old.

Also, Rita is starting to prepare a nest (she has not laid any eggs yet though) and Frank is now her official boyfriend.

Matt and George have had to move into the old turkey coop because they were trying to tear Frank to pieces. Frank is very protective of Rita and it is impossible to herd them in anymore - you cannot get anywhere close to them! Thankfully they both know how to come when called.

The turkeys both think that Eva and I are Toms; it’s very annoying!

We had two big Cooper’s Hawks on the prowl today. The Biddies sheltered themselves in some thorn bushes and Winston guided the Hens under a large bush. I was out there too and made sure the hawks didn’t get any dinner. It will be snowing tomorrow so everyone will be safely inside and hopefully the hawks will move on.

Here’s a few more pictures :

Babysitting Annie Beth

Dolores

Vivienne

Winston and the Hens