Chickens in the Yard

The two new chickens, Jim and Murphy, have been mostly separated from the four other hens for the first few days of life at Red Door Coop.  Moving is stressful for all the birds, newcomers and old-timers, so we are slowly introducing all six chickens.  This morning, we allowed all six birds to roam the yard.  It was a mostly friendly affair while they are out on the free range.  When they get into the coop, it will not be such a pastoral scene.

Here are the two new chickens near the geraniums.  Jim is on the left and Murphy is on the right.

Here they are again being closely observed by BB.  She seems to stay very close to them, but not in a real friendly way. 

We'll get some more close up shots as Jim and Murphy become more settled into their new digs.