Introducing...

As you may know, we name our chickens after our guy friends.  The friends each have a little chicken mascot and some find it more amusing than others.  We recently rehomed Bruiser, a Black Star hen, who caused strife in the flock.  There was no question that we wanted another Bruiser, but one with a name she could make all her own.  

Introducing BB (short for Bruiser B.).  She is a fluffy Buff Orpington.  So far she has a mild demeanor and has quietly been exploring the coop.  Well, she was not quiet after she laid her itsy-bitty egg yesterday.  That feat obviously called for a celebration.

And next is our lovely Barred Rock hen, Luis.  We'll call her Weezy for short.  Luis, the human, was visiting last night and he chose his namesake chicken with pride.  So far she is also quietly exploring the coop.  Her most stand out characteristic at this point is that she is a loud chewer.  Or gulper.  What do chickens do with the food in their mouths?  Whatever it is, Weezy does it loudly.

Here are a few more pictures I took while sitting in the coop observing the new birds.  

Here is another look at the eggs they laid yesterday.  They are in the tray with the mature (in age, not behavior) chickens' eggs.  

See how they barely fill the egg tray?  BB and Weezy may not lay today after their traumatic day yesterday, leaving the only life they've ever known.  We'll see.  

After egg laying time has passed I will put the chickens all together in the coop with some in the dog crate and some free in the coop.  They need to all start seeing and smelling each other.  It'll be a loud affair, I am sure.