Chickadee Turns 4

Chickadee turns 4 years old on 13th October 2018.

She's been our pet since she was 7 weeks old.

Chickadee weighs over 3 kilograms and is classified as a

'heavy' chicken breed being a pure Rhode Island Red hen.

We didn't know that Chickadee would grow this big!

Her nickname is 'BFC'= Big Fat Chickadee.

We hope that Chickadee's frequent 'broody phase' has

passed as she was often broody in her first 3 years of life!

Chickadee loves eating grass, lettuce, fresh tomato,

sunflower seeds, moths, bugs and live meal worms.

Laying pallets and shell grit are an essential part of her diet.

Even though she's 4 years old, Chickadee still lays about 5 eggs a week.

Chickadee eats grass next to second in charge (2IC) Speckles 

with Frenchy in the background. Bossy Chickadee

tolerates little Frenchy but they are not best friends.

3 Happy Hens

Chickadee on the left looks huge compared to little Speckles (centre)

and Frenchy (on the right)! Yes Chickadee really is that big!

 Lydia finds it difficult to take photos of the 3 hens together.

Quite often, Chickadee is so big that she doesn't fit in the photo frame!

Or the girls are spaced too far apart to fit in a close up photo. 

Speckles has a habit of preening during photo shoots!

Speckles, Frenchy and Chickadee come to see

if Lydia has brought food on a sunny day.