So here’s the deal. We’ve been awful quiet about recent Wallingford Hen House happenings. And to be quite frank, there wasn’t a lot of good news to report… for about two months. Anywho, it’s time to step out of the darkness and give you an update on what’s been going on in the backyard of late.
If you followed the saga of Delilah, you might know that we took great strides to nurse her back to health after our satanic flesh-eating chicken (a round of applause for Athena) attacked her. MANY hours were devoted to chicken care as we tried oh-so-hard to make sure our cute little silver-laced Wyandotte survived. I even took the bird home for Christmas. In a guinea pig cage. That’s not normal.
Just another lovely day on the homestead.
About 6 weeks after the attack, we were happy to report that finally, Delilah had made a comeback. Her wound completely healed and you couldn’t tell she once had a gaping hole in her side. Naturally, we figured it was time to reintroduce her back into the flock… Not so fast. You might remember we faced some difficulties when we moved her from our basement to the coop outside. Unfortunately chickens are really dumb and have trouble remembering things… so of course Athena and Manola had no idea who Delilah was… and thought she was the perfect candidate for a mid-day attack. That led to us re-establishing the pecking order… which meant Athena lived in the basement for a while… LONG story short, Delilah is still perceived as the lowest on the pecking order and she continues to get picked on by the others. For the last two months, she’s been living in a temporary coop we rigged up. We really hope that one day she can go back to the regular coop and join her comrades.
It’s safe to say that we’re ready for spring. We’ve been giving the ladies wormer and mite treatments in hopes of warding off other bad chicken juju that we might have coming our way. On the egg front, I’m happy to report that the ladies have been rockin’ it. Gotta love that added sunlight each day 
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Hi there. We are also Wallingford chickeners. We have a small brood at NE 50th and 1st. Anyhow, sorry to hear about Delilah, she is a beautiful hen. We are looking for another hen for our flock and we have a rooster, so if you need to find a home for her nearby, we might be able to help. If not, you should drop by and see our chickens at any rate. Good luck!
It has been a month, having withdrawals.