The Ladies
Tiny
Egg color: Light brown
Tiny is the Head Hen of the coop. Named because at hatch, she was the smallest chick of the clutch. She has not only grown in size, but her attitude is larger than life.
Tangles
Egg color: Light brown
Tangles was so named because as a young pullet, she appeared to have no comb… Get it? no comb? so she has tangles?… not funny? well, it stuck, so I kept it. She is Tiny’s right wing hen, and fierce enforcer of order.
Inga
Egg color: Light pink
Inga is 1/2 of the duo named after my great-grandmother Ingeborg and her sister. I named her when they were very young and did not yet have much personality. since then, Inga has grown to be a rather… slow witted, chicken. I’ve considered renaming her because I can almost feel my grandma scowling down on me for naming a dumb chicken after her.
Uschi
Egg color: Light pink
Uschi is named after my great grandma’s sister, Ursula. She is a calm, sweet chicken. She is the only one of the flock to have gone broody and successfully hatched a clutch of chicks.
Pearl
Egg color: Light Blue
Pearl and her two sisters are the spitfires of the flock. I’m convinced that she is part roadrunner. First out of the run when the gate opens, Pearl is definitely training for chicken Olympics.
Opal
Egg color: Light Blue
Opal is the slightly more reasonable one of the trio. However, only slightly. She can be found playing referee between Pearl and Sapphire, raising her head crest to flag fowl play.
Sapphire
Egg color: Light Blue
Sapphire is an eagle at heart. She can be spotted easily as the only chicken who regularly tries to fly instead of run. Her high hops give her an advantage in her regular tiffs with Opal.
Char
Egg color: Dark brown
Char and her sister don’t want anything to do with coop politics. They keep to themselves and out of everybody's way. Black 1 is an excellent forager, often the first to find the best spots to scratch and graze.
Coal
Egg color: Dark brown
Coal sticks close to Char, taking turns standing watch while the other eats. She is calm and collected, even when others may be startled.