..Our chooks, RIP

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Sylvia - Silver Laced Barnevelder from a Honiton Egg. 
Born 02 June 2019, died 5th June 2020.   
Sylvia was a really placid, gentle girl.  She was pretty,  the only girl hatched from 6 eggs.  I had planned to breed from her,  and I really miss her. 
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2020/06/sylviaa-accidental-death.html

On 25th April 2020. thieves broke into our allotment and stole 4 of our Girls.  Three had only just moved there from the Garden: http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2020/04/effing-cs.html Sasha - Silver Appenzeller Spitzhauben,
hatched  9th June 2015 from a Wilsons Rare Breed egg.   She was a funny lttle character.  Flighty,  with a really ear piercing squawk.  She was a really pretty bird.  SHe had a very identifiable rhino horn on her beak.
Summer - Silver Leghorn, hatched June 2019 from A Stonepit Farm egg.  
 
Blondie -  hatched June 2019 from A Stonepit Farm egg. Both were typical flighty leghorns,  who were given to moments of being very cuddly.
Pong Silver Grey Dorking, twin of Ping, Flighty, didn't like being handled.   Bullied by Bertie,  she became a very contented hen once Bertie was no longer in charge  As a result of the theft, which happened during the Covid lockdown,  we had to evacuate all the remaining Girls from the allotment to the Garden.  We had two young Silver laced Barnevelder cockerels, hatched in 2019,  that we were running together.  It was going really well.     We couldn't take them home.    They were stressed out being without any girls, and we coldn't take the risk that the thieves woudl come back for them (and theur fate would likely have been worse than being culled for the pot).   We had to cull them.
Mutt  - silver laced Barnevelder, egg from Honiton Devon. 
Born 02 June 2019, 
died April 2020
- silver laced Barnevelder, egg from Honiton Devon. 
Born 02 June 2019, 
died April 2020
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2020/04/goodbye-boys.html


Anne of Cleeves - one of the Harem girls,
hatched from Castle Farm Eggs 6th July 2012. 
Died 17th April 2020. 
Died suddenly.   None of these girls were trouble. They thrived at the allotment.   http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2020/04/another-one-gone.html




Barbara - daughter of Nora/Batty and Henry. 
Born 30th May 2016, 
died unexpectedly (no sign of illness or trauma) 21st March 2020.

Absolutely gorgeous coloured girl, with a calm and gentle nature.   I wanted to breed from her, more than from any of my other then-current girls.      My husband thought it was Nora that had died http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2020/03/goodbye-nora.html  http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2020/03/not-norah.html

Jane Seymour - one of the Harem girls,
hatched from Castle Farm Eggs 6th July 2012. 
Died 15th February 2020. 
She became ill and had to be despatched.  None of these girls were trouble. They thrived at the allotment.


Anne Boleyn - one of the Harem girls,
hatched from Castle Farm Eggs 6th July 2012. 
Died 12th November 2018. 
She died, unexpectedly, literally fell off her perch.    None of these girls were trouble. They thrived at the allotment.   http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2018/11/unpleasant.html
Dyllis - daughter of one of the Harem girls and Henry. 
Born  on 6th June 2015, 
died 26th July 2018.      
Flat combed, shaped like Tilda.  Twin sister of Phyllis.   Couldn't tell the two of them apart.  They were both nosey, funny, friendly girls.  they liked to be icked up, they liked to be involved.  Really lovely natured.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2018/07/goodby-dillys-darling.html


Camilla - daughter of Norah or Batty, and Henry.   Always a weak chicken and bottom of the pecking order.  She was one of the friendliest girls we've ever had.  Born5th June 2014,
died 26th June 2019.  SHe was unwell. http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2019/06/
Siouxsie Sioux  - Dorking X.  Parents were Captain Flint and one of the Mrs Flints.  Sister to NotNorman, Pogo. 
Born 6th September 2009, 
died 11 June 2018
 http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2018/06/sayonara-siouxsie.html

 Henry Home hatched from Castle Farm (Australorp/Indian Game) fertile egg. b05.07.2012, died 13.08.17 aged 5.
Such a gorgeous gentle boy. Great with his ladies,  great with us. http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2017/08/tough-call.html



Batty
Home hatched (Rose/Ruby x Roo) b11.04.2011. Died 04.08.2017
Sister to Norah. Lovely, friendly, bolshy, nosy girl. Not quite right one day, died that night. Over 6 years old. http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2017/08/bye-bye-batty.html
Adult Batty
Young Batty

 GreenRing3 Peacomb
Home hatched (Harem x Henry) b06.06.2014 Died 21.07.17.  Unexpected. http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2017/07/goodnight-poppet.html

 NotNorman - Dorking X
Home hatched (Flint x Mrs Flint) b05.09.2009. Taken by an unknown predator 12.09.2016 http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2016/09/a-sad-goodbye-to-notnorman.html
 

Norman - Dorking X
Home hatched (Flint x Mrs FlintToo) b18.09.2009, died 23.05.2015. Taken by a fox because some mindless idiots broke into the allotment and let the chooks out. http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2015/05/rip-norman.html



A fox attack on 29 April 2015 killed 4 of our 5 garden Girls:
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2015/04/foxed.html
Florence - Australorp
Hatched (Castle Farm egg) 
b.27.May.2010
Killed by Fox 29 April 2015
Enormous, but had no idea; scatty; funny
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2015/04/florence-rip.html


Roobarb - Welsh Black Home hatched (Rose or Ruby)
b.27.05.2010 .
Killed by Fox 29 April 2015
Surrogate cockerel, made the funnies sounds. Every moult returned a slightly more coppery hen.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2015/04/roobarb-rip.html
 

Custard - Sasso
Home hatched (Roo x Mrs RooToo)
b2010.
Killed by Fox 29 April 2015
Horrible bully chicken, who mellowed in her last year.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2015/04/custard-rip.html



Lottie - Exchequer LeghornHome hatched (from CastleFarm Eggs) 
b.05.07.2012.
Killed byfox 29 April 2015
Completely loopy, unable to share a nestbox - unhappy if someone using next-door nestbox. Very vocal, very flighty, very cuddly, very lovely. very friendly, very clever.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2015/04/lotti-rip.html

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Mrs Roo - Sasso
Home hatched (Ebay eggs) -
b.07.08.2009
d.29.July 2014
The last of the first lot of chicks we hatched ourselves.  Wife of Roo, mother of Tilda.
Goodbye Mrs http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/goodbye-mrs.html
 

 

Tilda - "Sasso" Home hatched April 2010, daughter of Roo and Mrs.
Born April 2010
Died 24.07.2014
My house hen. Picture is of her as a youngster.  Goodbye Tilda here: http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/goodby-tildy.html















Coffee - Black Rock Hybrid - Chicken of Fate
Arrived Sept 2011 (aged about 6 mths) http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/chicken-of-fate.html
Arrived (with Jasmine) July 2008 aged 8 weeks .
Died 01.July.2013
Very pretty, but possibly the nastiest most spiteful hen that ever lived.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2013/07/did-it-make-difference.html


Ruby - Welsh Black - Castle Farm
Arrived 2009 (hatched 2009?),
Died 03.Sept.2012
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2012/09/goodbye-ruby.html

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Rose - Welsh Black- Castle Farm
Arrived 2010 (hatched 2009?)
Died (prolapse) 14th April 2012
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2012/04/goodbye-rose.html


Roo - Sasso Home hatched (Ebay) -
b.07.August.09;
d12-July-11
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2011/07/roos-gone.html


Lily - White Star  -
d30.May.2011
Arrived (with Daisy) Jan 2009 aged 14 weeks
My loveliest most favourite Girl. Loopy, but such a friendly girl.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2011/05/lily-my-lovely.html

Daisy - Amber Star -
d06.Apri.11
(Arrived Jan 2009 aged 14 weeks)
My gentle girl. Happy to be picked up. Superb escape artist, limboing under the slightest gap.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2011/04/goodnight-daisy.html



Mrs Flint - Dorking X -
d20.03.11
Tiny and absolutely beautiful lady. Mother of Pogo, Siouxie, and NotNorman.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2011/03/goodbye-mrs-flint.html


Delilah - Bluebelle -
d13.Mar.11
My beautiful girl. Superb colouring,  big, bossy, and lovely.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2011/03/bye-bye-delilah.html

Pogo - Dorking X -
b05.Sep.09;
d27.Dec.10
Injured in a scuffle,hurt her leg (so ended up being called Pogo) nursed back to health. 
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2010/12/pogo-as-disappeared.html


Mrs RooToo  - Sasso -
b07.August.2009;
d06.April.10
Enormous, beautiful, home hatched girl.  Mother of Custard
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2010/04/unexpected-blow.html


Mrs FlintToo - Dorking X -
d14.November.09 
Petite and lovely, such a pretty girl, and such soft feathers.Mother of Norman.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2009/11/dead-hen.html

Jasmine - Welsummer -
d18.03.10 (Arrived July 2008 aged 8 weeks)
Possibly the world's least intelligent chicken.   Didn't come into lay until over 40 weeks old;  stopped for the winter and never re-started.  
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2010/03/jasmine.html
 

Scarlett - Transylvanian Naked Neck
d03.11.08
Such a gorgeous girl, but sooooo noisy!
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2008/11/goodbye-scarlett.html

Lydia - Buff Sussex -
d12.05.08

Supersoft gentle girl.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2008/05/shes-gone.html
 







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