Astrid

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:

Loved by the kids

She was not always such a beautiful hen.

A source of fascination for dogs & children alike.

She & her sisters, Agatha, Ashley & Anoushka were the A-Team.

Not always keen to stay in their pen...

they often came in the house.

Astrid helped with the gardening.

And enjoyed a dust bath.

She was the top hen in our flock

She, not Mr Tappy Shoes, ruled the roost.

The yellow chick is her daughter, Damson.

Our last picture of her.