The Imperious Hens inspire me as they set off to hunt for seeds, bugs, and worms (not too many bugs left). They are disciplined, united and determined.
6 December
Resolute And Determined: The Imperious Hens Set Off To Hunt For Worms
by Jon Katz
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1 December
The Imperious Hens. Butts Up, On The March
by Jon Katz
I’ve been trying for days to get a photo of the Imperious Hens marching in a row, heads down, butts up, pecking for seeds and bugs, and God knows what.
They have a kind of military discipline about them, walking in sync, always with a purpose, resting together, and marching together. They seem to us to have a lot of personality.
11 November
The Imperious Hens Have All Molted. They Look Quite Stylish
by Jon Katz
Our Imperious hens have all just molted, spewing the ground with chicken feathers. The hens shed their feathers in fall so they can grow new and even thicker ones for the winter. The hens are strutting around even more imperiously than usual.
They have never looked better.
14 October
Chickens In A Storm: The Imperious Hens Take The Throne
by Jon Katz
Maria’s fiber chair is the new animal throne in Bedlam Farm; the barn cats and the hens take turns sitting there.
Yesterday, there was rain and a windstorm; the barn cats retreated to the front porch, and the Imperious hens rushed in to claim their meeting space.
25 September
Back Porch: Imperious Hens And Barn Cat Pals
by Jon Katz
Some mornings, I never have to go farther than my back porch for neat photos of animals and their lives.
Minnie and Flo curl up together as the temperature drops to keep warm. It is touching to see these ferocious independent barn cats, each with their own ferociously guarded territory. They support one another warmly.
A few feet away, the Imperious hens were having their morning panning session in Maia’s fiber chair. When there’s no sun and it’s chilly, the barn cats take care of one another and yield their fiber chair to the hens, who are happy to use it.
I’m loving the Imperious Hens these days, they are quite regal and entitled and quite pleased with themselves.