Poppy-Seed is one of our favorite Basque Hens. She is from the first batch of chicks we bought from Green-fire Farms. Here is what she looked like as a young chick and pullet.
True to her breed- Poppy-Seed is overly friendly, tame and eager to follow us around the yard. She is not even intimidated by my youngest daughter, who enjoys picking her up and toting her around. 
Poppy-Seed recently has discovered my front flower bed and sits under the bushes during the day waiting for us to come out. Her original flock is not particularly kind of her, so we moved her to the young chicks growing field. As the top hen now, she is very happy not to be pecked on, but doesn't seem to be close to the young chicks and at the most just tolerates them. She is the only chicken in the growing field that is old enough to lay eggs, which she does 4 or 5 times a week, and she enjoys venturing on her own around the yard.
Below are some of her better pictures, located with her previous flock.
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| Our Basque Flock- They are all very friendly. Even Doc- the rooster- is extremely tame and eager for our attention. |
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