Category Archives: Backyard chickens

Zippy

Zippy was surrendered to Lefty’s Place in mid 2016. She was surrendered with her friend Miss Mccraw from a lovely lady who was going overseas for a trip and had no one to care for her girls. They came to us without names and with a bag of chicken food. They both fitted in so…

Skipper

Skipper. She is a little pocket rocket hen who loves life! She was found wandering around the streets of St Albans last year and taken in to my vet surgery. When her home couldn’t be found. I very happily went to pick her up. She now lives in the country, surrounded by mountains and space…

Miss McCraw

This is Miss McCraw. She is named after the stern old school teacher in one of my all time favourtie books and film, “Picnic At Hanging Rock”. She’s a fairly serious hen who is always sizing everyone up. She is a fairly new resident who was surrendered by a woman who was desperate to find…

Jane Eyre (Speckles)

Meet Jane Eyre. Her past is fraught with suffering, not unlike Charlotte Bronte’s heroine. A backyard hen who was advertised on gumtree because she required vet care. Her owners were unwilling to spend the money to save her life. She had egg yolk peritonitis. My amazing friend saw her advertised on gumtree and grabbed her….

Nanatoo Nipper

Meet Nanatoo (aka “Nipper”). Yes, you read that right -Nanatoo. The Mighty Boosh fans will be smiling but the rest of you might be a bit confused about the name. “Nanageddon” is an episode of the comedy series number 2 from “The Mighty Boosh”. It’s about Nanatoo, a Nana in a wig who is a…