Molly on Her Nest

All Quiet on the Chicken Front

So I took the Marans back and got a Cochin. I was sad to see Typhoid Mary go even though I didn't really like her very much.

The switch was a bit traumatic for Molly. She was very noisy and agitated for several days after the switch. We had to put her in the garage a couple times because she was screeching away at the top of her lungs and wouldn't stop. She was also very hostile to the new chicken.

After a few days things calmed down and by the time I got back from Juplaya things were back to normal, albeit a much quieter normal.

The new chicken is extremely quiet and docile. She is a black Cochin, big and fluffy with feathery feet. The feathers on her feet give her a funny, exaggerated gait, like a Tennessee Walker or perhaps a Monty Python funny walker. Her call is quiet and deeper than Molly's. She isn't laying yet.

Unfortunately when she does lay eggs it will only be one or two a week. When I chose her it was because she was a similar size and age to Molly. I didn't think to ask about the egg thing. I don't really want to keep a purely ornamental chicken so I will probably try to trade her for a better layer.

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