Bringing home silver and gold | Two Plus Four

We brought home silver and gold tonight. Wyandottes, that is, not Olympic medals.

(I know you wouldn?t put it past me to bring home medal-sounding breeds on the opening night of the Olympics, just because I love puns and irony, but that didn?t even cross my mind until after I brought them home and put them in their new home.)

Their names? Sylvie (the Silver Laced Wyandotte, who is white and black) and Goldie (the Gold Laced Wyandotte).

After being devastated by two losses this month, especially Wednesday morning?s debacle, last night Darin said we could replenish the flock. He?d hunted down some white Silkies that were being sold locally, and white Silkies were what I wanted for Mother?s Day, but I just can?t bring myself to have another Silkie just yet. I?m still sad over the loss of my little Tess.

So, instead, I found a listing for the Wyandottes and picked two up this evening. (I?m very attracted to bold graphic patterns lately and that?s evident in my pets too. lol.) The man selling them is someone I?ve met doing a story for work; he?s very, very nice and walked the kids and I around his property to see the ducks, sheep and little lambs born last night. They were so cute!

The other chickens were not so happy to see newbies, but that?s how it goes. Hopefully things will be fine soon, but there?s definitely a hierarchy.

That said, Roosevelt seems to be doing much better today. He was limping around and being very passive Wednesday and Thursday, but today he was back to being bossy and lost his pimp walk. I?ve never been so happy to see bossiness.

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