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(The Unsinkable) Molly Brown
This girl just came to us in an established flock of a dozen
chickens. Her prior owner
reports she is an Americauna/Auracana? adult hen but I am unsure of this and know nothing else of her breed. She's an average-sized bird of average weight, weighing at least 4-5 pounds. I'm not sure of "(The
Unsinkable) Molly Brown's" age but believe she is an adult and I'm guessing she's probably at least 2 years old???
    
This
bird tolerates some gentle human contact when setting somewhere easily reached,
but she is fairly nervous and will leave if
bothered too much. She will not stand easily to be caught but she is
still fairly easy to catch when in a confined area.
She is in fairly good condition but is either molting
or is being hen-pecked at the tip of the bends in her wings.
Applying Bitter Yuck to these areas to discourage pecking from the
others did not seem to be the issue but I will continue to monitor
the situation.
I am uncertain as to whether or not this hen is laying.
UPDATE! August 19, 2007 - Today I watched Molly Brown lay a green
egg.
   
  
A clutch of 5 eggs lies in one of the laying boxes. From
left to right, the eggs shown were laid by Chatty Kathy, Jersey Girl,
Wanderlust, Molly Brown, and Henny Penny. Both photos of the row of eggs
are the same eggs with different lighting. It's hard to tell but Chatty
Kathy's egg on the left is very pale tan but not white, almost
cream-colored or off-white. Molly Brown's egg is second from the right
and it is a beautiful green but the camera's flash washed out it's
color.
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Jailbird - Jersey Girl -
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