Punk, Mrs. Patch and Uno are from our first hatch, the same hatch as Patches (the namesake for this blog). Sweet Tweet, Wimpy and Cinderella are from our second hatch.
Punkster (aka Punk) was the very first chick we named. She looked like such a rooster at birth we knew she had to be a hen. She is Queen of the ladies. We also believe Punk is French and refer to her as our Franch Chickan as her crown has a little flop in it like a beret.
Mrs. Patch is next in line in the pecking order. We had to name a hen after Patches as we knew Patches wouldn't be able to stay with us. I figured I could divert my sadness of Patches' departure by having a namesake hanging around. He is never far from our memory with Mrs. Patch by our side. We are pretty certain Mrs. Patch was the first to lay an egg as she was proudly stalking the nesting box where the first egg was discovered.
Uno (aka Unz) is next in line. Yes it should be Una as she is in every way a lady, but you can't change a name after it's been given we've learned, I tried and it just wouldn't take. Uno loves Dann and the feeling is mutual. She is our only pure bred bird - Mottled Java, sporting a beautiful black and white coat. Uno and Mrs Patch can usually be found side by side.
Sweet Tweet, her name says it all, she is sweet and she tweets...A LOT. She is the talker of the bunch, always having something to say. She uses way more than the average 10,000 words a day that women supposedly use. She was the runt of our second hatch and as such got tons of special treatment from me as I kept an eye out to make sure she was getting enough to eat and drink and not being picked on too much by the others. Ever since she was little she enjoys having her back petted and perches on my arm for walks here and there. She also has been known to fly on top of my head to avoid the snowy ground. Fortunately I have had a hat on each time she's done this - you would think I would have learned the first time.
Wimpy is next in line and really needs a better name. Wimpy was our first hen to go broody. Having no rooster to fertilize the eggs, having mean caretakers that stole the eggs she was nesting on, and being so young (under 6 months old) we were very shocked by it all. Not only did she go broody once now, but twice. While we would love to have more chickens and could easily get fertilized eggs for her from friends we just aren't sure yet if we want more chickens at this time. The name came because she cowers from the others and from Dann and I.
Cinderella (aka Cindy). Last in the pecking order and last to be named. Sadly her name was "no name" for a long time and finally given the way her siblings treat her we determined she should be named Cinderella. We think Cindy looks the most like a hen of all of our ladies, she just has a beautiful presence about her.
And now you have been introduced to our six pack. They keep us busy and we couldn't imagine life without them. I hope you enjoy hearing tales of them in the posts to come.
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