Baby Elvira enjoying the afternoon light in the Mission

A new member arrived to our jolly chicken. She is called Madge, but we call her Baby Elvira because she looks like Elvira.

Dolores wandering in the jungle in the backyard.

Our chickens seemed to accept the “little sister” well, until there was a fight. A bad fight, over something as trivial as a bread crumb. Baby Elvira got hurt. Actually she got hurt so bad that her eye had to be removed. Just to be clear: a vet did the removal, we didn’t.

The sisters walking to their penthouse coop.

She is pecking along pretty well with only one eye but she looks very confused most of the time. The others, especially Frida, the brown one, are still mocking her.

I feel very sorry. I’m pondering whether I could find a place for here at the Farm where I’m currently studying. But maybe she would feel lonely then, without her family?