Our son spends a lot of time outside. He thinks better when he walks, so he walks a lot. He’s always out there where Petty and her babies hang out. He is not a chicken person like I am, but I have recently found out that he has been observing Petty and her crew. This makes me happy.
He said that Ruby hangs out with them quite a bit. I have seen this a lot myself, but I guess it’s happening even more than I thought. He said the babies watch Ruby all of the time, and I have seen that she never pecks them on the head when they come around, as other chickens likely would. I was telling him about how these baby chicks are such a sassy crew, and he said it’s because Ruby is such a strong influence on them.
I can see this. Ruby is a strong personality. I wish everyone could come meet her and see what I see, but she’s shy. Even when our neighbor comes over, she hides. The other chickens love our neighbor and run to her just like they run to me, but Ruby runs and hides. Ruby is an absolute character of a chicken, and I wish a scientist would come study her.
Anyway, she’s difficult though, and I am kind of bummed she seems to be having such an influence on the this new crew of babies. Hopefully, their genetics will win the day; only, of course, we do have one Ruby baby. It’s a girl, I am pretty sure.
And I am not even kidding. This morning, that tiny little girl charged my feet for a snack! Just like Ruby.
