Friday, July 08, 2011
Lola our black
leghorn has died. She died in the night of Monday 13 June 2011, and I
found her on the floor of the fowl house the following morning. I am
pretty confident she wasn’t sick, but she was at least 5 years old, and
very small. I don’t think she was a bantam, just the runt of the flock.
She only ever laid a 3 or 4 eggs, unusual for leghorns that are usually
good layers. She had a feisty temperament, and despite her size she was
at the top of the pecking order. Violet is now the queen of the flock.
Lola was always very calm with me and when picked up she would sit
quietly with me, close her eyes and almost go to sleep. I’ll miss her.
