We were up to 14 chickens in the back yard and we decided that was way too much as the garden is taking strain and the chickens are eating us out of the house.
So Shirley and I decided that the males must go, so Robin Hood and the 2 teenage males were going to a free-range chicken farm in Colchester.
When Princess hear this she asked for a pair to start he own brood. So plans changed. Robin Hood and one of his daughters are off to start their own clutch. Princess will take another hen on Monday.
As things turned out, Kayra’s friend Britney had been pestering her mother for a chicken, so she got the two hens from the second batch.
So we are soon to be down to 9 chickens. There are possibly two more males from the 1st batch and who knows from the 3rd batch. Once they grow up they will most probably make their way to the organic chicken farm to procreate for a while at least, that is until they become lunch.
So its good bye to Robin Hood. He gave us lots of pleasure this last year. But I wont miss having to catch him every night to put him in his box in the garage so he doesn't wake the neighbours at 4am!
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