… because our dearest hen Bridget is gone. I was out in the garden and noticed a sudden kerfuffle amongst the girls who were all gathered round Bridget and I thought perhaps she was ill, but by the time I reached her, she was already gone She was well over four years old, one of [...]
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Now we are six …
Posted by LB on April 28, 2012
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Keeping an eye on Bridget
Bridget is now the only ex-batt hen of the four that came to us on 31st August 2009. So in ex-batt terms, she is quite an elderly lady. Her only problem until now has been that of laying soft shelled eggs. It doesn’t matter what we give her to strengthen them, they remain paper-thin and [...]
Posted by LB on October 11, 2011
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The Long Goodbye
We noticed yesterday that Charity was staying close to Bobby, but this morning Bobby didn’t emerge from the Cube. She’d spent the night in the nest box (no mess). DH lifted her down and put her within reach of food and water, but she didn’t really want either. We watched her moving around from time [...]
Posted by LB on April 26, 2011
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Poorly Hen
Bobby isn’t well again today … her comb is floppy, her tail is down. Her abdomen seems clear but she doesn’t really want to eat. She had a token peck at some dandelion leaves, and at some mash as I put them in for the night … but it looks as if her time is [...]
Posted by LB on April 24, 2011
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Escape and Invasion
We had three eggs from the Virtues yesterday! So they have all laid … and even if they don’t lay again for a few days, we are reassured that none of them will turn out to be a cock. I am so pleased since I had expected to wait for some time for eggs from [...]
Posted by LB on December 12, 2009
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Hen Pics
