We now have three hens that are all black bantam Australorps and it can be difficult to tell them apart from a distance. It is easy when we're outside with them, as Olive is the smallest and has scaly, lumpy legs. Queenie is the largest and has an unusual pronged part to her comb, and Rosie is the most confident and always seems to be around us.
The trouble is being able to tell who is who from a distance, knowing who is all by themselves, missing or who comes down the ramp last in the mornings. So we've put coloured rings on their legs.
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| Rosie has a red ring - rosy red makes sense |
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| Little Olive has a pink ring - wee baby girl pink |
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| Queenie has a purple ring - purple is an ancient regal colour |
Our two new Australorps will arrive on Sunday, and they will be getting a coloured ring too, I've ordered a multipack of assorted rings online. Thinking up new names that are linked to colours should make name choosing much easier -
Yellow = Daisy, Sunny, Gloria,
Blue = Bluebell, Sky,
Orange = Marigold, Amber,
Brown = Bronwyn,
Green = Verde, Ivy,
Please share if you have any ideas - I'd love some help!
