The Ladies of Lonesome Dove settle in

Two weeks into their residence, Clara, Lorena, and Peach have settled in nicely. While they don't come a-runnin' when they see me, at least they don't run in the opposite direction, as they did their first week.



They eat like slobs and seem to enjoy watching the songbirds who fly in to eat the food they spill outside the coop.



Deets stopped by the first day they arrived but, much to my surprise, he has stayed out of the garden ever since. I think they talk too much for his tastes.



They'll hop onto my hand now, and let me move them about the coop. I like to put them up on their roost or in the nesting boxes and watch them try to figure out how to get back down.



It's still impossible to tell them apart. I'm hoping their personalities will distinguish them as they get older so I can call them by their names. They won't start laying eggs until around September. Until then, they only have to eat, grow, and pose for the camera.

So far, so good.