The Watermelon Chickens

It’s Hot!  Really, Really, hot.

So much so that, my poor chickens, walk around with their beaks open and wings spread out, just hoping for a cool breeze.

That never comes.

So as a treat I cut the ends off of a watermelon and stuck them in the freezer for about an hour.  Then I brought them out for the chickens to feast on and cool down a bit.

*Tail-feather taking the first bites.

Then Toe and Sally got some.

They were loving it, watermelon was splashing slurping and slinging everywhere.

*Penny is on the left

I sat right between the  2 watermelons ends, trying to get some great action shots.

When my next door neighbors, walk out their door and say Hi.  Slightly embarrassed at my situation I wave back.  I can only imagine, what they were thinking of me, siting in the grass, with 12 chickens surrounding me, and taking pictures…. Like who takes pictures of chickens eating watermelon? I guess they are use to me by now.

I really could watch them for hours they are just so funny and have such little personalities.

It’s so interesting how chickens behave with their pecking order and all.  Tail feather is the lead Hen of all the chickens, while Penny is the lead Pullet of the younger chicks.  Therefore the lead hen always eats first and determines who can share the food with her.

Here’s Tail feather trying out a bite from the younger pullets half who all left for the other watermelon.  Back and forth they went.  Because Tail feather never shares with the younger pullets.

Here are the three Easter eggers, Charlotte, Hadlee and Penny, with Buff Orpington Buffy.

Sally taking a bite, she doesn’t share well either.

Buffy stopping by for a visit, she is my lap chicken, she always jumps in my lap for a quick chin scratch.

As does Pumpkin, she a beauty, just love her color she is cold black with a hint of beetle green in the sun light.

Yes I love to spoil my chickens but only because they let me.