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.
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.
Barbara - daughter of Nora/Batty and Henry.
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2015/04/foxed.html
Florence - Australorp
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Roo - Sasso Home hatched (Ebay) -
Lydia - Buff Sussex -
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
A fox attack on 29 April 2015 killed 4 of our 5 garden Girls:
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
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
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
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
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.
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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.
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
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
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
died 05.March.2014
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/goodbye-chicken-of-fate.html
Milly - Cream Legbar
Milly - Cream Legbar
Arrived (with Jasmine) July 2008 aged 8 weeks .
Died 01.July.2013
Very pretty, but possibly the nastiest most spiteful hen that ever lived.
Very pretty, but possibly the nastiest most spiteful hen that ever lived.
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?)
Arrived 2010 (hatched 2009?)
Died (prolapse) 14th April 2012
http://witchhazelhens.blogspot.com/2012/04/goodbye-rose.htmlRoo - Sasso Home hatched (Ebay) -
b.07.August.09;
d12-July-11
d30.May.2011
Arrived (with Daisy) Jan 2009 aged 14 weeks
My loveliest most favourite Girl. Loopy, but such a friendly girl.
My loveliest most favourite Girl. Loopy, but such a friendly girl.
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.
My beautiful girl. Superb colouring, big, bossy, and lovely.
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.
Mrs RooToo - Sasso -
b07.August.2009;
d06.April.10
Enormous, beautiful, home hatched girl. Mother of Custard
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 -
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!
Lydia - Buff Sussex -
d12.05.08
Supersoft gentle girl.
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