{"id":38718,"date":"2024-07-19T09:40:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=38718"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:40:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:40:35","slug":"dot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=38718","title":{"rendered":"Dot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two days ago we lost our beautiful Dot. She was unique with her beautiful comb and her dark eyes and her lovely character. She came in as bottom girl but grew in confidence and worked her way up the pecking order. She also had a lovely melodic voice which was quite unlike the other girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She had some funny ways. She would often stand in a corner looking out as if on guard. She was our best egg layer and never went broody. She liked to lay her eggs with another girl so if she wanted to lay and there was already a girl in a nest box she would choose that one. We often found her egg next to another girls&#8217; egg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dot was really friendly and easy to pick up. She liked her food and at bedtime would often be lop sided because her crop would be huge. She had the biggest crop of any of our girls. She was such a lovely girl and will be very much missed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dot was four years old and came to us when she was a year old. She laid an egg on her first day with us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-soon-after-she-came-to-us.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-soon-after-she-came-to-us.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-soon-after-she-came-to-us.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-soon-after-she-came-to-us-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-soon-after-she-came-to-us-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>May 2022 &#8211; Dot soon after she came to us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-molting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-molting.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-molting.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-molting-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-molting-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>October 2022 &#8211; Dot molting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Idot-dust-bathing-with-her-flock-mates.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Idot-dust-bathing-with-her-flock-mates.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Idot-dust-bathing-with-her-flock-mates.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Idot-dust-bathing-with-her-flock-mates-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Idot-dust-bathing-with-her-flock-mates-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>January 2023 &#8211; Dot dust bathing with her flock mates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-part-of-a-then-flock-of-eight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-part-of-a-then-flock-of-eight.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-part-of-a-then-flock-of-eight.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-part-of-a-then-flock-of-eight-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-part-of-a-then-flock-of-eight-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>February 2023 &#8211; Dot part of the, then flock, of eight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-sugar-share-a-nest-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-sugar-share-a-nest-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-sugar-share-a-nest-box.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-sugar-share-a-nest-box-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-sugar-share-a-nest-box-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>April 2023 &#8211; Dot shares a nest box with a broody Sugar <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-in-the-nest-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-in-the-nest-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-in-the-nest-box.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-in-the-nest-box-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-in-the-nest-box-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>May 2023 &#8211; Dot in a nest box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-is-part-of-a-different-flock-of-eight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-is-part-of-a-different-flock-of-eight.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-is-part-of-a-different-flock-of-eight.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-is-part-of-a-different-flock-of-eight-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-is-part-of-a-different-flock-of-eight-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>August 2023 &#8211; Dot is part of a different flock of eight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/another-close-up-of-dot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/another-close-up-of-dot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/another-close-up-of-dot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/another-close-up-of-dot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/another-close-up-of-dot-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>August 2023 &#8211; Dot close up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-gold-share-a-nest-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-gold-share-a-nest-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-gold-share-a-nest-box.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-gold-share-a-nest-box-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-and-gold-share-a-nest-box-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>March 2024 &#8211; Dot and Gold share a nest box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sun-bathing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sun-bathing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sun-bathing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sun-bathing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sun-bathing-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>April 2024 &#8211; Dot sun bathing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-wheel-of-girls-sharing-a-dish-of-tomato.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-wheel-of-girls-sharing-a-dish-of-tomato.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-wheel-of-girls-sharing-a-dish-of-tomato.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-wheel-of-girls-sharing-a-dish-of-tomato-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-wheel-of-girls-sharing-a-dish-of-tomato-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>May 2024 &#8211; Dot is part of a wheel of girls sharing a dish of chopped tomato<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sunbathing-with-storm-and-mango.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sunbathing-with-storm-and-mango.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sunbathing-with-storm-and-mango.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sunbathing-with-storm-and-mango-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dot-sunbathing-with-storm-and-mango-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>May 2024 &#8211; Dot sun bathing with storm and Mango<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/beautiful-dot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/beautiful-dot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/beautiful-dot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/beautiful-dot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/beautiful-dot-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>July 2024 &#8211; Dot looking beautiful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Goodbye my lovely girl. Dot is very much missed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two days ago we lost our beautiful Dot. She was unique with her beautiful comb and her dark eyes and her lovely character. 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