No prizes for guessing which member of the family named this particular hen. The same boy that had a passion for graffiti and went to lessons (run by the council to provide a legal outlet for this form of creativity) and is responsible for the board behind her (looks like a practice thing). Anyway she's an absolute star - lays practically every day and sports the magnificent comb characteristic of White Leghorn hens. I took it yesterday while she was investigating why I was photographing damson blossom. I'm falling into a wether-induced slump and the snow hasn't reached us yet. Hope you're all bearing up around the country.
Three good things:
1. Rachel is home
2. Washing machines (see above)
3. My blossom on PP - thank you for all your lovely comments and favs
Funny & sorry Powerz dragonslayer but you remind me of that horrible hen in the Walace & Grommit film...the one that moves in & takes over Grommits bedroom!! Its just the tilt of the head & she really is a lovely girl & doing sterling work in the laying box! Love the floppy comb!!
@maggiemae Yes she does - lovely big white eggs and she's quite a diminutive little thing. As a youngster she laid a lot of huge double yokers - made your eyes water.....
Judith you are a classic, should have been a writer..............love your chat and your photos...................your children obviously take after you with their imagination........i love this shot and her name, a fav to you and 'the boy' !!
Oooh yes! I like her. She looks in such good nick. Our ironstone soil turns our white chickens orange. Must start doing three good things again - I am slumping a bit too at the moment. Bloody weather.
I love this shot. Made me smile. FAV. Sounds great the council ran the graffiti course. My son made a short film on graffiti in London for his degree. Some of the artwork was phenomenal. Really brightened up run down areas.
I love that comb and her expression, nicely captured against the graffiti-board. I don't understand how double yolks make the eyes water? Is it sulphur? We have snow coming tomorrow, in time to spoil my motion-blur shot for ONS :(
Washing machines I didnae get..
...for the snow that is.
weather giving us all teh blues a bit.