It has been shock to lose Smoke less than two weeks after Shadow. We always thought that she would outlast the other girls as she was so robust, feisty, and had never had a day of not looking on top of her game.
Smoke will be for ever known as the most serial broody ever and a great digger of the deepest holes.
Last year Spangle laid 31 eggs, Salmon 47, Sugar 57 whereas Shadow laid 107 and Smoke a whopping 121. I think this prolific egg laying was what led to Smoke’s sudden departure.
While looking back over four years of photos the theme with Smoke has been many photos of her while broody or making herself look bigger, more than any other girl we have had. I could repeat the same image of Smoke many times over but have just picked a few to capture her character.
Smoke was a character and will never be forgotten.
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Some lovely pictures of your girl.
Thank you.
It is so sad but you’ve done a lovely tribute to her. I think I’ve also made the decision not to have anymore seramas after my two have passed – its just too heartbreaking xxxxx
It is, isn’t it. I am glad that I have now made that decision xxxxx
Lovely tribute, Carol – she was a real character,
Thank you. I thought the photos really showed her character.
I’m just catching up with your posts and I’m so sorry to see this about Smoke. She was a beautiful girl with the loveliest feathers.
Thank you, it’s been a blow to lose two beautiful girls so close together. It has made me decide not to have seramas in the future. This has been so heart breaking.