#pyncheon

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He arrived over 10 years ago....

... a very small Pyncheon rooster.

We named him Quilt, and he was perfect. He went for walks, took care of his hens (most popular rooster on the place!) and kept us all entertained with his opinionated observations.

He ruled the hen yard fairly and with a light touch, and was well behaved on his many sojourns into the house.

(Quilt joining us in a game of Wingspan. In his estimation the eggs were very puny. His girls laid much nicer ones.)

Yesterday he left us, quietly and without fanfare. He was old and it was his time. His favourite hen was at his side. He will be sorely missed.

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Chaparral

Who is under my house?

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The Fort Featherly Flock

CinderFella, resident rooster (Ameraucana bantam)

Ece, on left, and Fog (Ameraucana hens)

Pickerel, left, and Pumpkinseed (Yokohama x Pyncheon) hens

Figs (Pyncheon hen) and Bumble Chickskin (Pyncheon x Yokohama) Bumble is a hen, who crows. Her moms are Pickerel and Pumpkinseed who shared hatching her egg and raising her. Her father was a Pyncheon roo.

Morgan/Morgaine and Prinney (Creve de Couers) Morgan (on left) is a hen with rooster characteristics, crows and rarely lays eggs.

And finally, Pidge, (Delaware, in the hole) and Nevar (Ayam Cemani) the Black Hole of Hendom standing beside her. These two hens are besties and usually hang out together unless Nevar is in "one of her moods".

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CinderFella gathering his girls for a punkin treat

A reason to go outside on a very damp day. Punkin seeds!

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Little House Hen helping to assemble what she is hoping will be nesting boxes, even if it is supposed to be a closet unit.

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10 years ago we met this little man, who grew up to become this handsome rooster, and we named him Quilt. He is a Pyncheon roo, very smol. Day before yesterday his age, the seemingly endless damp and the cold all combined to get the better of him and we found him close to death in his enclosure. We brought him inside to the "hospital crate" after drying him off and set him up with a heat lamp.

"I'm not dead yet! I don't want to go on the cart!"

From practically dead to demanding treats! Sweet little man has earned himself an indoor place for the winter. He has been the Best Rooster Ever, and deserves a pampered retirement. The Brother has wanted another house chicken for quite a while, guess he gets his wish this year.

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"Mom?!! Is that you???!!"

Quilt, our old Pyncheon rooster, suddenly recognizes his "mom" of 10 years ago.

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“They are stealing my house! Make them stop!”

Whenever the new salad basket arrives Papaya attempts to set up shop up top, and inevitably gets annoyed by the hens yanking out delicious greens from below.