The first thing I noticed was her comb, it was like a Queen’s crown, so I named her “Queen Victoria”. She mostly gets called “Queen Vic” or “Queenie”. She has always had a look of determination on her face, even when she first came out of her cage completely terrified, she still had her fierce […]
Category Archives: Lefty’s Place
Rebel Rebel
Rebel Rebel, you’ve torn your dress Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess Rebel Rebel, how could they know? Rebel Rebel, I love you so She was named after a David Bowie song because that’s exactly who she is, she is a complete Rebel. When there’s a chicken on the wrong side of the fence […]
Righty
Righty – leader, father and protector. That’s our Righty. Righty arrived in August 2011. He came from a sheep farmer on the outskirts of town. He was heard talking in the pub about two wethers he was going to take to the sales the next day because they were “useless”. A hand was put up, […]
Wrinkles
The farmer looked at me, Jim Beam and Coke in hand, and smirked whilst he said, “Yeah, the rest was butchered this morning’”. As he said this, there was a chill in the air. I looked at the little lamb eating tiny strands of brown grass he was trying to find amongst the junk yard […]
Circe
In Greek mythology, Circe was a goddess of magic. She was known to turn her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals. Circe was angry and a little bit crazy, but was incredibly strong and powerful. Circe the hen is equally as angry and crazy, but for very different reasons. I can imagine Circe […]