If you’re not scratching for food or running from predators intent on having chicken for dinner, you’re stuck in a coop or enduring the elements.
During a ferocious downpour just a while ago, the poor chickens had to take what little cover they could get from the ramp that leads into their coop. Yes, they could have gone into the coop, but only one hen chose the easy way out.
Until just before I snapped this photo, T. Boone Chickens, my fearless rooster, was standing in the downpour at the edge of the run guarding both flocks—the older hens you see here and the six baby chicks that are in a parallel run. T. Boone spends the better part of his days eyeballing the two groups of girls.
He takes his job very seriously. Really, it’s rather endearing. Even Harry and Ben, who usually only have mean things to say about T. Boone because of his, uh, technique with the hens, grudgingly admit that he is making an effort to be useful.
The baby chicks are growing quickly. I’ll be doing another photo shoot of the glamour girls soon to show how their fancy head feathers are coming in. Until then…
Ciao!
Hi! I'm Robin Ripley author of Wisdom for Home Preservers, published by Taunton Press. I am also co-author of Grocery Gardening. Bumblebee is about my life in rural Maryland, my garden and my love of food, my little dogs and pet chickens. You can follow me on Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook. Thank you for visiting!
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This is darn cute!
I guess they all needed a bath…or shower that is. So, how are you enjoying that outdoor shower? T. Boone is a handsome bird. Good thing he has that going for him.
Oh, they look soooo WET!
That is too funny…and so “not enough sense to come in out of the rain’!
Ah, so nice that T. Boone is fulfilling his role. Great shot!
That picture is just too darn funny! One of my kids gave me 2 white roosters just like yours…they’re really friendly, must be the breed.
I wish I could have chickens! I live in the city and they are not alllowed….
Sherry
Thinking about getting chickens one of these days, great photos.
Love the chickens. Good hen house.