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I have great conversations with my two girls who have a lovely variety of phrases ranging from 'hey, everyone, my mate is laying an egg, and I want the world to know' to the low, contented mutter, mutter, mutters as they munch on their morning delivery of greens and mash, or later in the day...

Six weeks on now:Thought you'd like to hear that Twiggy started to weightbear fully on her weaker leg this week and can now open her claws out properly to stand upright. Remains a little pigeon-toed and lopes when she runs but able to do all she needs to do including scratching the dirt and...

Twiggy has now spent two nights with her mate outside in the coop. Can't yet hop up into the roost so I've made a ladder which I'll need to teach her how to use with her gammy foot. A contented little bird tho (if the little clucks are anything to go by!) and continuing to get stronger and more...

It's now a month down the track since Twiggy went missing and 15 days since we found her again in such a depleted state. I'm delighted to say that she is going from strength to strength with her recovery. It took 10 days of crop feeds to get her energy and stamina up but she is now a very...

Two further days on and Twiggy is making steady gains. Milestones today- started to explore a little when placed out in the garden. Had enough strength to jump up into her nest box, about a foot off the ground. Generally more perky and interested. Has spent a bit of time, closely supervised by...

Thank you you all for being so welcoming. It's great to be among other chicken lovers especially as we journey through our challenges with young Twiggy. She and Buffy have given us so much pleasure over the past eight months. We have so loved getting to know their little ways... The reality of...

Her progress since being rescued has far exceeded expectations. Am quietly confident that we'll see that jaunty walk around the garden again but will be keeping an eagle eye on any future explorations.

Hi there Our two hens are nearly two years old and came to visit for 10 days at Christmas. We ended up minding them for a further 3 weeks which stretched out to 3 months following they were offered to us for keeps! I and my husband love to watch them potter round our garden where they...