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| Astrid - the smartest chick in town. |
I mentioned in passing in that last post that our oldest and best loved chicken, Astrid, one of the original A-Team passed away the other week. I just had to do a photo-ode to our lovely hen:
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| Loved by the kids |
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| She was not always such a beautiful hen. |
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| A source of fascination for dogs & children alike. |
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| She & her sisters, Agatha, Ashley & Anoushka were the A-Team. |
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| Not always keen to stay in their pen... |
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| they often came in the house. |
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| Astrid helped with the gardening. |
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| And enjoyed a dust bath. |
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| She was the top hen in our flock |
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| She, not Mr Tappy Shoes, ruled the roost. |
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| The yellow chick is her daughter, Damson. |
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| Our last picture of her. |













