Meet Babette! 
She is a Silver Speckled Hamburg. The origin of this breed goes back, according to Murray McMurray, "beyond the memory of man in both England and Holland and they were such prolific layers of white eggs that a common name for them was "the Dutch Everyday Layer."
The smell of flowers fills the air as Babette walks by in all her elegance. She roams the yard looking for bugs; a fine lady searching the city for the perfect gem. She is a dainty bird with a fan tail, white ear lobes and blue stockinged legs that match her black and white speckled coat of feathers. Babette lives a life of luxury; the coop is far beneath her. She prefers to spend her nights roosting in trees, before she started laying eggs she could fly at least 10 foot into a tree. She is cheerful, sweet and utterly spoiled. Nestled under the hydrangea flowers, Babette is a lady of leisure. She lays a lovely little white egg everyday after she dines on the finest organic feed from her silver platter. She daintily wipes her polished beak in the grass as if it were a lace hankie. The comb atop her head is like a princesses crown. Babette is a Cinderella story that includes the "ugly step-sisters." The other hens would like nothing better than to pull out Babette's tail and spread the feathers over the yard as the sisters did with poor Cinderella's dress and beads in the much loved fairy tale. Even though her sisters treat her unkindly, Babette still loves them and try's not to make them too jealous of her beauty.
Babette adds charm and grace to our little flock.
She is a Silver Speckled Hamburg. The origin of this breed goes back, according to Murray McMurray, "beyond the memory of man in both England and Holland and they were such prolific layers of white eggs that a common name for them was "the Dutch Everyday Layer."
The smell of flowers fills the air as Babette walks by in all her elegance. She roams the yard looking for bugs; a fine lady searching the city for the perfect gem. She is a dainty bird with a fan tail, white ear lobes and blue stockinged legs that match her black and white speckled coat of feathers. Babette lives a life of luxury; the coop is far beneath her. She prefers to spend her nights roosting in trees, before she started laying eggs she could fly at least 10 foot into a tree. She is cheerful, sweet and utterly spoiled. Nestled under the hydrangea flowers, Babette is a lady of leisure. She lays a lovely little white egg everyday after she dines on the finest organic feed from her silver platter. She daintily wipes her polished beak in the grass as if it were a lace hankie. The comb atop her head is like a princesses crown. Babette is a Cinderella story that includes the "ugly step-sisters." The other hens would like nothing better than to pull out Babette's tail and spread the feathers over the yard as the sisters did with poor Cinderella's dress and beads in the much loved fairy tale. Even though her sisters treat her unkindly, Babette still loves them and try's not to make them too jealous of her beauty.
Really enjoying all this chicken talk. Might need hubby to read your blog to because I'm thinking of chickens again!
ReplyDeleteGo for it! You guys have the perfect backyard. Maybe we could even help you build a coop:)
ReplyDeleteShe is a beauty! Does she lay her eggs just anywhere?
ReplyDeleteI just sent the children out for an egg hunt today. Babette did have a nest by the coop, but now we are not sure where she lays the eggs:( Egg production has gone down a bit with the heat, so I would really like to find those little white eggs. Hmmm...
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