Fluffy is one of the five black chicks that hatched from either Olive and the late Black Pepper or from Puffer and the late Black Pepper in the Spring of '08.
This winter, she started laying, as did the other three black hens. Fluffy is the only black chick with feathers on her feet. She lays blue/green eggs. Today, she was not too happy that I interrupted her to take this picture. Today, the girls laid five egg...three blue/green and two light brown.
Joseph continues to be the dominant rooster; he has started crowing. Instead of roosting by the North window, he now roosts on the highest branch in the coop. Black Knight, the black rooster, has a constant companion; it is one of the black chicks without foot feathers. I haven't found a way to distinguish those two black hens yet, but they will soon be differentiated and named.
Puffer still abides on the porch and she is quite pleased with herself. She is walking perfectly, now. I am wondering when would be a good time to return her to the flock.
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