Today Jackie and I met up to visit each other’s girls before Christmas. The last time we met up was a few weeks ago when Blossom was heavily going through the moult and looking quite shabby. Today she is looking much better and has her tail back.
Chelsea and Blossom at the patio doors
Chelsea comes in for her close up
Chelsea, Blossom and Bluebell
Blossom has a full tail again
Jackie handed me Chelsea for a cuddle
It was so lovely to catch up today and we both agreed that both our flocks are looking lovely. Chelsea is such a friendly girl and it makes a change for me to hold a big girl. It was a lovely afternoon.
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GREAT photo of you holding Chelsea.
Thank you for saying that because I always take an awful photo. I had recently been to the dentist and had a troublesome tooth out and thought that it kind of showed but Chelsea is looking magnificent so I thought I should include it. It is lovely to hold a big girl.
My little girls will jump on my back but they don’t want me to pick them up and I am only able to do so at bedtime from the roosts if I need to check on them so it is a treat to hold a girl who really doesn’t mind at all.
Great photos and lovely afternoon.
Blossom is looking great with her tail back .
She is looking good with her tail back and it was a lovely afternoon.
Nice photos and Chelsea is a real stunner. Where was Clover at the time?
Chelsea is stunning.
Sadly Jackie lost Clover a while ago and I think it was so hard for her that she hasn’t updated her blog, yet. Clover became unwell and didn’t eat, do any normal chicken things and would spend her time in the nest box or stand with her claws curled under, which was totally different for her. Jackie asked me to go with her to the vet with Clover and she was put to sleep. She was Jackie’s favourite and her loss was hard but she didn’t want her to suffer. I had a lump in my throat that day too and again it cemented our friendship. I have never commented on her not updating her blog because I know she has to do things in her own time and Clover hit her the hardest of all of her girls.
I think she will revisit it when she is ready but she has had to deal with her first Christmas without Ian and there has been such a lot to come to terms with. I try to support but tread gently because I know Jackie is strong and positive but has her own way of coping and must do things in her own time.
It is because we know and understand each other so well that I feel able to say this. I used to run things by her to make sure it was okay with her but now feel close enough to speak out on her behalf.
Our friendship has become very special and I feel sure she will okay with me revealing this for her.
New year new start .. Thank you David for enquiring about Clover .
It’s been a dodgy year for me I not only lost Ian but 3 chickens ..Clover and Bonnie my old girls who were over 5 and 4 so it was old age and Ruby a young chick who had a prolapse. Blossom became unwell and I went into free fall , I thought I was going to lose her as well but it turned out to be a big moult and she is looking beautiful.
Carol and I met through Down the Lane a forum mainly about Chickens and realised we lived only 10 minutes away from each other . We have been great friends ever since and hopefully always will be .
When it comes to Christmas presents we know exactly what to buy .
David you have spurred me on I will do an end of year post ready to do more next year X
I am so glad you are going to do an end of year update. I check in often to see if you have updated but I knew you had to do it in your own time so resisted prompting you.
We will always be good friends, I know, and you are right we always know just the right Christmas gift for each other. We always add a bit of chicken in to our gifts one way or another.
Sorry to hear about Clover, which has rounded off a very difficult year for Jackie. She was a beautiful bird.
She was a beautiful bird and it was so sad, it actually had me dwelling on her going for a while and she wasn’t even my girl. One good thing to come out of this though is that because you are not so close as I am you have been the one to cause Jackie to decide to update whereas I felt I couldn’t bring it up. I e-mailed her to say I hoped my comment was okay and she said that of course it was okay. She is crossing each bridge one at a time and is determined to go into the new year with a positive attitude.