Frenchy and Speckles Turn 4

Frenchy and Speckles on a hot summer's day in January,

just before they started moulting.

Speckles started moulting soon after she turned 4 years old this month.

You can hardly notice her feather loss.

Speckles lost her black tail feathers during moulting,

making her look a bit like a 'bob tail' hen.

        Speckles still has her characteristic cute fluffy face.

Speckles half-sister Frenchy is also moulting and looks scruffy.

Frenchy has lost most of her black tail feathers.

Four year old Frenchy stands on one leg and looks to the side.

Egg Jam

The Happy Hens had a day off laying eggs and the next morning,

three girls wanted to lay an egg at the same time. Coco is cranky

standing on the perch whilst Lexi sits in the nesting box.

Little Bianco jumps in the nesting box with Lexi.

Coco remains on the perch.

Bianco kicked Lexi out of the nesting box.

Look at Lexi's big fluffy white butt!

Bianco looks very cute and happy sitting alone.

There's two nesting boxes in the Taj Mahal coop,

but all the hens wanted to use the same box to lay their egg!

Coco on the Coop

Coco stands on top of the Taj Mahal coop at dusk.

Coco likes to cause trouble at bed time and she

is often the last hen to roost in the evening.

Coco thinks about jumping off the Taj Mahal coop as Lexi looks on.

Coco briefly goes inside the Taj Mahal coop,

only to jump out the side door.

Coco chooses to sleep on top of the coop, especially in hot weather.

Bad Coco fails her coop induction!

Lydia had to escort Coco so she slept inside the coop,

not on top of the coop, for her own safety.