Mar 06 2009

Introducing Pamela and Rosanna – The Pecker sisters

By Christian Biggins

At last, after months of convincing, years of unit dwelling and a decade since my last chooks, I am please to introduce the Pecker Sisters, Pamela and Rosanna:

Chooks 001

They are two Isa Brown chickens around 18 weeks old and are beautiful. They are so soft and already very friendly (apparently the breed is known for being more relaxed). Abbey loves them to death and is constantly asking to go and see the ‘Chitcha’. The dog also loves them but in a very different way, initially they were terrified of her but now they just ignore her and I think she doesn’t like it.

They are living in the coup I made (Casa de Chooks) and have also got a big ‘run’ down the back of the yard that I leave them to explore during the day.

Chooks 004

As you can see, their run is completely fenced off, so they are happy and safe in there. They retire to their crib at dusk so I go and lock them in there and then let them out again in the morning (they’d probably be safe over night, but I am worried about cats or war-hungry possums getting to them).

Now, anybody that can tell me what popular 80’s big band had two hit songs that these chooks were named after, gets an egg. (We haven’t had one yet, but when we do – its all yours).

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  • philross
    Rosanna I know comes from the Toto song so I guessing Pamela is a Toto song as well.

    Since you are such a big Toto fan, did your chickens stand in the backyard for the first time and go "I don't think we are in Kansas anymore?"

    We have GLadys and Molly in our backyard coming up two years old now (Nov 2009) and still get two eggs a day. Magnificent eating and plenty to share with the neighbours to appease the early morning chook noise.

    Good luck (PS I love the Pecker Sisters! I may use that one)
  • Hi Phil,

    Yep, Pamela is a Toto song also. My daughter always forgets Pamela's name and calls the other 'Rosenana' which is cute.

    Ohh, Gladys and Molly are nice names! What breed are they? (Not that I am likely to recognise it)

    Yeah we give lots of eggs away as we don't eat them quick enough.

    Thanks for the comment!
  • philross
    Isa Brown same as yours - good layers, gentle & dumb! From the famous Rent-A-Chook bloke in Sydney.
    We have a huge backyard so fenced off the back section which is wild with all sorts of weeds etc and those two girls are doing a wonderful job of getting rid of the weeds and tilling the soil - they're amazing.
    We converted the old kids cubby house into a mansion of chook pen
  • Wow, your backyard sounds eerily like ours. Except our daughters cubby is still used and she gets so upset when the chooks go in there and start pecking her little plastic kitchen. :)

    Yeah they are such a great breed, so well natured, our dog tries to play with them when they escape and they just lie down... poor little buggers.
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