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Mo's little hens

Several weeks ago, Cindy's friend Mo discovered that he needed to find a new home for his four little Golden Comet hens - and we were glad to have them join our Sanctuary House flock!

Although they are still small, they have joined the other hens in our chicken yard, and except that they do not like to go into the coop at night, they are quite happy here. At this point, I believe they think we are playing a game when it's time to go into the coop - they watch all of the other hens go in, and then insist that I chase and catch them one by one. . . or perhaps they just think that comets should circle around and around before settling in for the night.




As of this morning, they have names reminiscent of their original person: Monica, Mona, Mora, and Molly


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