Harder Than I Thought

Yesterday I gave our last 3 chickens to the man who took the 3 male cochins home. My initial intention was to simply give him the 2 male silkies but I had brought up the idea of him also taking the female so that she wouldn't be lonely. He didn't seem keen on this idea at first but after putting the two males into the wee carrier he brought to transport them the female started making a horrible sound and wandering around aimlessly. She almost sounded like she was honking like a goose. It was very loud, she sounded miserable. I explained to "chicken man" (we'll call him "chicken man" because honestly what else could I call him) that she had never made such a sound before and he said that she was calling her brothers back. In the end he took all 3 silkies to his home to reunite with the 3 cochins.

So now we are chicken-less and our back garden is very lonely. This is sad but not the end of our chicken adventures. When his current batch of chicks are old enough to be distinguished between male and female we will pick up our little silkie along with 1 or 2 wee pullets. I am a bit disappointed to know that we will miss out on our silkies first egg laying and that if she is allowed to nest she may produce chicks but its all for the greater good. Right?

None of our chicks were named so the boys only say that we have no more baby chick chicks. I am trying to reassure them that we will have girl chickens soon enough, just not today. I plan on taking the boys out to "chicken man's" farm very soon to check on our little silkie and to say hi to all those roosters we gave away.