Totally Unauthorized

One of these birds is not like the others.................

We got 5 new chickens this week–big, white leghorns that the county was using to check for the spread of West Nile Virus, who would have otherwise been destroyed.  Thanks to BJ for connecting us.

We always worry if new birds will get along with the ones we already have, so I was gratified and amused to look in the garage tonight and see the five new birds roosting on the ridge of the coop, joined by one of our two babies.

It seems awfully trite to comment on how well “dumb” animals can get along and how poorly we ‘wise’ people manage cooperation, but I guess I’ll have to fall into the banality trap anyway.  If only our political parties could function as well as my chickens……………………