This is Little Girl. She is eight years old and was one of our first chicks (she was proceeded by a few adults earlier that year).
She is a food hound and learned early on to cluck endearingly to get a hand out. She is a wonderful broody hen and a very good mama. She still rules the roost, too.
She is a Partridge Chantecler (originally known as an Albertan in Canada but Americans had to mess with the name – nothing to do with Brother Wilfred’s white Chanteclers) and quite winter hardy. Note the minuscule comb and wattle.
She came inside tonight for a nail trim. We fed her some banana. She is very gentle with her beak and took the banana off Elizabeth’s open palm without frightening her.
When she saw the banana she made a pleased chuckling sound.
I love this chicken. She is so very cool.
