The Bachelor: Poultry Edition

With the departure of our old hens and our feisty young rooster Riker, it is Beemster's lucky day.  Beemster is our old mellow rooster.

His crow leaves something to be desired (it takes him about seven attempts to warm up enough to even get one feeble crow out in the morning) and he has absolutely no tail feathers to speak of.  However, he is so docile that he poses no threat to me, the boys or our half blind duck, Kate.  He also has the most beautiful comb.  It is with this roster of strengths and weaknesses that Beemster has been thrown into a dating/mating game of every rooster's dreams.

Our 13 young hens are now housed in the "big girl coop" along with Beemster, the ducks and the goats.  So, without further ado, let's meet some of our contestants in Gael Glen Farm's version of The Bachelor: Poultry Edition.

We have Whitey.
She loves long walks on the back deck, eating grape leaves and munching on carrot tops out of Liam's garden.

We have Spotty.
She may be a bit flighty but loves free ranging, exploring and digging for bugs.

Lastly, we have Brownie.  Brownie is a friendly hen who is always looking for adventure.
You can often find her enjoying the view from the highest possible perch.

Now admittedly, we have 13 hens: four white ones, four spotted ones, and five brown ones.  It is impossible for me to tell the hens of the same colour apart.  I suspect it might be the same for Beemster, which would make wooing a particular bird problematic.  Luckily, there are no expectations of a monogamous outcome in The Bachelor: Poultry Edition.  In fact, spreading his affections around equally is highly encouraged as it reduces the likelihood that hens will experience loss of neck or bum feathers from too much cockerel attention.  The next few days should be interesting as Beemster makes his introductory rounds and moves on to the group dates.  Who do you think will get a rose?