Two days ago we lost our beautiful Dot. She was unique with her beautiful comb and her dark eyes and her lovely character. She came in as bottom girl but grew in confidence and worked her way up the pecking order. She also had a lovely melodic voice which was quite unlike the other girls.
She had some funny ways. She would often stand in a corner looking out as if on guard. She was our best egg layer and never went broody. She liked to lay her eggs with another girl so if she wanted to lay and there was already a girl in a nest box she would choose that one. We often found her egg next to another girls’ egg.
Dot was really friendly and easy to pick up. She liked her food and at bedtime would often be lop sided because her crop would be huge. She had the biggest crop of any of our girls. She was such a lovely girl and will be very much missed.
Dot was four years old and came to us when she was a year old. She laid an egg on her first day with us.
Goodbye my lovely girl. Dot is very much missed.
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As always, a lovely tribute to a much-loved girl. Her comb was amazing – but it’s clear that she was much more than her comb! A lovely collection of photos and reflections.
Thank you. I think she was probably the most unique girl we have ever had. I really miss her.
A lovely tribute for a lovely girl, a very loved little girl. X
She was much loved. It always seems that the most lovely girls have too short a life but I suppose it will always feel like that. X