Prim, Marigold and Tikka are our three Brown Shaver chickens. Some of our most rewarding animals, these girls have each given us an egg a day for the last 6 months. They haven’t had their first moult yet, this could be because of our New Zealand weather giving us 2 seasons a year rather than 4. So the question is, now that they are a year old are they still pullets or hens? They were 28 weeks old when we got them and had just started to lay.
Following our naming process Prim’s name is taken from the Hunger Games. Prim has a bottom the colour of primrose flowers which makes for easy identification. This practical aspect led to inspiration for the other names. Marigold’s bottom is more orange and Tikka’s bottom is the darkest, reddest of the three.
Following our naming process Prim’s name is taken from the Hunger Games. Prim has a bottom the colour of primrose flowers which makes for easy identification. This practical aspect led to inspiration for the other names. Marigold’s bottom is more orange and Tikka’s bottom is the darkest, reddest of the three.