Or as yelled when she is in the strawberries - Hallie.
She is the reason the hens are no longer free range. All of the other hens stayed out, initially of any fenced or raised area (i.e. the strawberries, potato, celery, cucumber and flower beds) But no fence keeps her out and eventually others follow. When chased out, she immediately tries to skirt around me back in.
It reminds me, fondly, of a young cousin of mine who didn't listen too well when my Dad would tell her to stay out of the cow pen, pig pen, oak tree etc.
Golden Comets are a cross between a Rhode Island rooster and a White Plymoth Rock hen, although some hatcheries use New Hampshire Roosters instead of Rhode Island Reds OR They use a White Leghorn Hen instead of a White Rock. This is the chicken version of an F1 hybrid plant. I got her 'cause I had never heard of them before. But I have since learned they are known by other names (Red Star, Comets, Golden Sex Link, Isa Brown & Red Sex Link)
But what makes this Golden Comet different for us is that she is the only one of the newly laying pullets that has a name.
The hens are moving even further into livestock status.
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