Snooki, you SCAMP!
I thought she was a Jersey Giant hen, but I noticed she was not…engiantening. Regular readers may recall that one of the beeps I ordered dropped dead the next day, and I was NOT going to call up the hatchery and demand another because I was afraid of MOAR Males Included for Warmth. I was pretty convinced it was the lone Australorp.
I started thinking about it more, though, and looking at pictures online. What is the difference between an Australorp and a black Jersey giant? Well, Australorps have white underfoots, and Jersey Giants have yellow. I followed her around the yard today because she is not quite squatting yet, and there the undersides of her feet flashed at me as she hustled away–white!
Okay, I don’t know how this is the first time I’ve been to your blog, but…LOOK!
http://www.mfamama.typepad.com/my-blog/2011/03/this-and-that.html
I guess it’s not all that surprising that we both thought of “Snooki” as a name for a Jersey Giant :) We also have Australorps, and now I have to go and look at their underfeets to compare!
Well she’s pretty anyway. I thought of you yesterday because I saw hens chasing each other across someone’s front yard, safely away from traffic at least.