Black Hen

[Verinda]

This is one of my fairly new hens, Desdemona. I can't remember what type of hen she is, but just wondered if anyone else has a black hen like this one?

Basically she is completely batty, if I sit down she immediately swoops on to my lap and looks at me with her mad rolling eye yesterday I walked into the hen run holding a large jug of water and a bowl of food and she soared through the air, perched on the edge of the bowl with an iron grip causing me to spill food and water over the other four hens while she clung on and frantically gobbled up pellets.

I love her really, just curious to know if its just her individual personality or are all her breed like that. This is beautiful Desdemona sitting on my knee

[Scarlet]

It's probably just her nature. I had a turkey that was very friendly, it used to try to sit on me when it was fully grown up I had no peace when I was having a glass of wine in the garden! there's lots of breeds she could be, what colour are her eggs? Black copper Marans are black with that touch of brown but they lovely chocolate brown eggs.

[Verinda]

Wow, a turkey on your lap! Do turkey's and hens get on? I wouldn't mind a pet turkey.

Her eggs are brown with little purple splodges and spots, lovely really. I would love a Maran I think I have a speckled Maran? Her eggs are quite brown but not lovely chocolaty brown, she's very young, perhaps they will get darker in time? This is Dotty