Beyoncé
The reigning queen of the Hennsylvania coop.
Beyoncé is first. First to the feeder. First off the roost. First to investigate anything new in the run, and first to walk away unimpressed.
She did not arrive as queen. She arrived in mid-June 2024, alongside Ariana and Taylor — three new hens entering a coop that was already a coop. Within a week, the flock had reorganized around her. No one elected her. No one had to.
She does not chase the other hens. She does not need to. They move when she arrives, the way a room reorganizes when someone important walks in.
Quick facts
- Breed
- Lavender Orpington
- Hatched
- Likely late 2023
- Joined the flock
- Mid-June 2024
- Position in pecking order
- 1 of 11
- Most likely to
- Stare directly into the camera while eating
How to spot her on stream
The nearly all-gray one. Lavender Orpington plumage is unmistakable on this coop — none of the other hens read as gray, so she's the easiest chicken on stream to identify on sight. If she still isn't obvious, look for whichever hen the others are visibly avoiding.
Watch the coop on Twitch →Relationships
She reigns over Ariana, who is patient, and Taylor, who is popular — both threats, in their own ways, both arrived alongside her. She tolerates Mary Peepins, who is harder to categorize than Beyoncé would like. She respects Chicky One in a way Beyoncé respects very few — the founding hen who was already here when Beyoncé arrived.
Ariana is watching.
Type !beyonce in chat to call up her info on stream.