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FOWL - NOT FOULKet's FLOCK DIARY - (Text and pictures copyright of Kirsty Tallon)Welcome to this place of poultry. The 'month' links below lead to corresponding entries in the 'Flock Diary' of my Pet Hens. Here you will be able to follow the adventures and progress of my flock of fowl: |
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A tribute to old friends lost....
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to December 1997
Bert and Ernie, a pair of Blue Marans. They experience snow for the first time in December 1997 |
January,
February and March 1998
The Little Red Hen joins the flock |
April
1998
Henny Penny, White Tara and Keridwen join the flock |
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A fox attacks, with disastrous results.... |
Michael Caine Alan Partridge Brahma, Prunella and Sybil join the flock |
Michael Caine Alan Partridge Brahma goes broody ! |
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White Tara steals a nestbox, and kills and eats a frog ! |
Michael Caine Alan Partridge Brahma gets some eggs to sit on ! |
Two geese, an Embden gander and a Brecon Buff goose, join the flock |
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Michael Caine Alan Partridge Brahma's eggs hatch; and ten rescued Battery Hens join the flock Q:- What on Earth is a Battery Hen ?!? |
The ten rescued Battery Hens explore the outside world for the first time ! |
Michael Caine Alan Partridge Brahma's chicks mature; and the rescued Battery Hens start growing new feathers |
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The flock experiences ice; the geese get a swimming pool; and Roadkill goes off her legs. |
Roadkill starts to recover and Ernie meets a chipmunk |
Roadkill recovers completely |
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The geese get a new house and Sian starts to lay eggs; Biscuit lays her first ever egg; and the flock gets to sunbathe for the first time this year ! |
Michael Caine Alan Partridge Brahma is prepared for our first ever Show |
Michael Caine Alan Partridge Brahma wins at Stroud Show, 3rd July 1999 Plus Show results for Painswick Show, August 1999. |
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More rescued Battery Hens join the flock; White Tara, Roadkill and Biscuit go broody |
The flock gets a new house and experiences an eclipse of the sun; Michael Caine Alan Partridge Brahma competes at Painswick Show; and five new pullets join the flock |
The flock gets a treat from the Stroud LETS Allotment |
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Roadkill pays us a visit |
Roadkill goes broody on a secret nest |
The fowl experience the first snow of winter |
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Ever-Ready tries on a coat, and Little Wing and Roaster lay their first ever eggs |
Greencell has an accident, and Sian the goose starts to lay eggs |
Alkacell has an accident, and Professor Darwin and Roadkill go broody |
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Alkacell's leg heals well, a badger attacks Pseudo-Swan, and preparations are made for Stroud Show |
Stroud Show - featuring results for each poultry class, and news of the Fowl Not Foul Flock entries... |
Greencell, Professor Freud and Biscuit go missing... |
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We attempt to hatch some fertile eggs... |
Painswick Show 13th August 2000 Painswick Show - featuring results for each poultry class, and news of the Fowl Not Foul Flock entries... |
Twelve new day-old chicks arrive... |
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October, November & December 2000 The young chicks experience their first snow...and more rescued battery hens join the flock. |
January & February & March 2001 The young chicks begin to lay eggs and crow... |
Alektor goes broody on some fertile eggs, a spate of egg-eating breaks out, and two new bantams arrive... |
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Tragedy strikes the Flock |
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The Life of a Battery Hen Compared with the Life of a Pet Hen