Up until now this little black chick has been called Black. But yesterday I decided to call her Mr Pink. 
There is absolutely no basis for this change other than I think this tough little chicken just might give us a lecture on tipping. Even though the wee thing is probably a girl chick. When the hatchery sends out a load of chicks they pop in a gift chick. Which is nice but now I have this teensy tiny layer in with the big white roasters. Soon I will have to take her out and then place her in a cage within the baby layers pen so she does not get beaten up. After they all get to know each other I will let her free in there. But she is so little, she will be at the bottom of the totem pole for quite some time. She is clever though, when she gets cold she buries herself deep between two fat hot roasters. She is never on the outside. Always right in the middle of her fat mobster friends. Clever Mr Pink. I guess as long as she is holding her own in there I will leave her with them. 
On the way back from her walk Poppy said Hullo to the meat chickens. They did not say Hullo back. 
Then off Sheila and Poppy went for dinner. 
Good morning. It got a little hot yesterday but the forecast is for mild and even cool weather for the next ten days. Which is good for Daisy (heat=flies) who has had no setbacks in the last few days. If we can get her repaired enough then we can cover the udder with her fancy brassiere. But not yet. We do not want that teat to be bent the wrong way. But so far so good.
The chickens came back home yesterday in their little plastic packages and they are little but tasty. Homegrown chicken is the best.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farmy
celi
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44 responses to “mr pink”
I suspect I cannot be the only one waiting with bated breath to see Daisy’s fancy brassiere…. Lovely to see your larger ladies out for their constitutional, escorted by the dogs.
Me too with Daisy – I wonder if there’s a catalogue for Bovine Lingerie?!!
Christine
I don’t know if they still put out a mail order catalog but Nasco use to have a Farm and Ranch one that included the udder support line for buxom bovines.
and even weirder, that is exactly where I bought mine, though we need her teat to repair first, if it bends backwards it will open up again.. and the udder support folds the teats inside.. we have to be very careful.. c
me too…..bovine lingerie…..?!!!!
Nanster
you guys are wonderful!.. c
I love the picture of Ton sitting in Sheila’s shade, what a smartie. I’m so envious of your home grown chooks, how I would love to eat home grown roasted chook and i’m seriously envious of your local Amish processers. In Australia it is impossible to send your chooks off for processing anywhere. All of the facilities are owned by the big growers and if you want to raise and eat your own chickens you have to process them at home. I have heard of one place that operates as a co-op but it is so far away from where I live, days away. It is a great idea though, they got a grant from government to start the co-op when another local rural industry closed down. They are set up to process 1000 chooks or 10 chooks so accessible to all comers. What has happpened is that people in that area are now raising free range chooks for the markets and growing their own at home and most importantly offering an alternative to the mass produced product that otherwise dominates the market. Definitely a case of if you build it they will come.
How wonderful to hear that this is happening!!! 🙂
Have you ever visited the place that processes your chickens, Celi. Are they humanely killed? Do they end their peaceful life quietly? or in panic. Treatment at the end of life is just as important as the life itself.
I am going over with the next lot. It is an Amish processing plant . The people are always kind on the phone. I do agree.. c
Well, perhaps pink is the new black . . . and Mr Pink sounds a very apt moniker for a mobster ‘gal’?
I think that as Mr Pink was a free gift that she should be treated as a Queen, after all she is special One above the common lot! She maybe small but she will grow into one special chicken, non edible of course. Keeping her with her friends for as long as possible is a great idea. Then when the time comes to relocate her , she could become pet chicken and have a special place to live……Its a good thing that i am not a farmer!!
Everyone is adorable! And Poppy is really growing. So nice you are able to take your group on walks!
Miss Poppy seems to be taking a long time to grow into a big pig especially in contrast to how quickly the Plonkers grew! I think Mr Pink is a bantam type hen, will be an excellent broody hen if you ever need one. I had bantam silkies in my townhouse garden until my weimaraner decided he didn’t want to share any more. 🙂 Laura
Poppy is of course a different slower growng breed. She is on the lean mean diet, the last thing I need is another fat infertile Sheila!! Most of their diet is pasture and milk with a little grain for training. I am certainly learning fast. c
Never being around dairy cows or goats – I had to go google Udder Support Bra! WOW!!!!! Your blog is not only enjoyable but so educational!
Enjoy your walks, and your roast chicken. I am so envious of your home-grown dinners. We can buy farm-raised chickens here, but they are horrendously expensive, so it is a rare treat. I laughed to learn that a black hen/cockerel is known as Mister Pink!
Love,
ViV
I imagine Daisy will want a colourful lacy number – perhaps Mr. Pink will advise…
I love the picture of the pigs coming back from their walk 😉
So far so good! Every day Sheila goes a little further. morning mad~ c
I’m thinking that Mr. Pink may indeed be a Mister! Every ‘bonus’ chick we have ever received when ordering has turned out to be a rooster! And we don’t really need any more roosters around here, as ‘too many roosters make the hens unhappy ladies’….they tear the feathers out of their backs!!! We decided that we didn’t want to order any more chicks, so we bought an incubator and popped in the guinea eggs we found in a nest laid by our guineas. Just yesterday they started hatching! Very exciting! So as soon as they have all hatched we will fill the incubator with our own chicken eggs to start a new crop of laying hens. We should have baby chicks in about a month!!! 🙂
I have thought of an incubator, especially when I start to get fertile peacock eggs. I do actually need some new roosters, I am sure that the bad cold (plus age) rendered my lot infertile. I have had chooks sitting on eggs all over the place but only that one chick. There are a few roosters in with the layers too, So i can take my pick. c
Too bad we don’t live closer as I have 2 beautiful barred rock roosters that are living in their bachelor quarters as they hate my Black Cochine . I seems a shame to put them in the pot as they are just beautiful…. My hens are wearing saddles at the moment as they are moulting and the rooster hurts their featherless backs.
I agree about home-grown chicken tasting the best. It’s been too long since I’ve tasted.
Mr Pink is a good name, a tough name, a survivor’s name. Mess with Mr. Pink, you get the beak! hehe
Lovely pics of the piggies on their walkies. I hope Sheila didn’t complain overmuch. Have a wonderful, sunny day on the farmy!
Mr. Pink is a good name, a tough name with a little color. Mess with the Pink, get the beak! hehe
Lovely pics of piggies on their walkies. I hope Sheila didn’t grumble overmuch. Have a wonderful, sunny day on the farmy.
What a gorgeous cover photo of your farmy. I hope that Daisy gets better. Sheila and Poppy are too cute. We lost our rescue goat Chez yesterday here at the farm. It was his time because he had been sick for a long time. Life continues .
Sometimes it is sad and good all at the same time. it is the cycle.. rip chez.. c
Hullo Poppy! Don’t mind them – you’ve got lots of fans!