{"id":29927,"date":"2019-10-04T14:43:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T14:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=29927"},"modified":"2019-10-04T14:43:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T14:43:32","slug":"a-tribute-to-cinnamon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=29927","title":{"rendered":"A tribute to Cinnamon"},"content":{"rendered":"

We lost our lovely Cinnamon yesterday. She has always been a firm favourite of both of us and of my readers too I think.<\/p>\n

I made a mistake yesterday when I said she was four years old, in fact she was only three years old. I was counting my egg record sheets which have the date of new arrivals at the top and I had forgotten that due to a larger flock I used two sheets this year.<\/p>\n

We collected the three amigos, Cinnamon, Dandelion and Apricot, in February 2017. Cinnamon was the only one of Dave’s girls still with us and she was the one we went back for. I instantly fell for her small size and red\/brown colour. Dave didn’t want to sell her to me as he noticed she had red mite. We drove round the block and went back for her. I couldn’t leave her behind and reasoned that if she had red mite, they probably all did, and we could deal with it.<\/p>\n

I have always been glad that we went back for her. She turned out to have a huge character for a tiny girl. She was feisty and soon rose to top girl of the girls we had at that time. She had big feet for her small size and always dug the deepest, dust bath, holes. Cinnamon also formed the closest friendships.<\/p>\n

Cinnamon and Dandelion were inseparable from the first day they arrived. Dandelion used to cry if she lost sight of Cinnamon. Speckles soon took these girls under her wing and was very motherly towards them.<\/p>\n

When Dandelion was unwell in April, Cinnamon kept her company, until we had to have her put to sleep. From that moment on Cinnamon and Speckles were inseparable and they roosted next to each other in the corner of the new chicken shed.<\/p>\n

I am including many photos of Cinnamon as she was such a character and I want to give her a fitting send off. She is already much missed.<\/p>\n

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The three amigos before the later arrival of the five amigos (of which there are now four)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon always dug the deepest, dust bath, holes<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon during her first summer with us<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon liked to perch on the high, branch, perch<\/p><\/div>\n

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Speckles and Cinnamon looking at something through the weld mesh<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dandelion and Cinnamon in a patch of sun<\/p><\/div>\n

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Speckles and Cinnamon at the pellet dish together<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon always had a big crop for a little girl<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dandelion and Cinnamon together<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dandelion and Cinnamon in a dust bath together<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon’s fluffy bottom<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another portrait of Cinnamon with Dandelion next to her but out of shot<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon had to get her, dust bath, holes just right with her busy, digger, feet<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another dust bath together and both girls have pins on their head<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beautiful Cinnamon<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon checks on Dandelion in the nest box<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon only went broody a couple of times<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon keeps a poorly Dandelion company<\/p><\/div>\n

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These two were always together after we lost Dandelion<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon with Speckles not far from her<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon perches between Speckles and Flame, after we lost Dandelion, Cinnamon always preferred the bigger girls company<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon stays close to Speckles<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cinnamon last month<\/p><\/div>\n

For a tiny girl she was a big presence in the chicken run and I can’t get used to not seeing her there at the moment. Speckles didn’t perch in their corner for the first time last night but perched near the door next to Flame.<\/p>\n

Our sweet Cinnamon will never be forgotten. She was a very special little girl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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