{"id":39981,"date":"2025-05-04T13:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=39981"},"modified":"2025-05-04T13:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:11:13","slug":"autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=39981","title":{"rendered":"Autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Autumn came to us on 22nd June 2023 at three months old. Autumn laid her first egg on 3rd October 2023 and her last egg on 1st February 2024. She never laid again. We lost her overnight on 3rd May 2025. She was two years old.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-when-she-first-came-to-us.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-when-she-first-came-to-us.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-when-she-first-came-to-us.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-when-she-first-came-to-us-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-when-she-first-came-to-us-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>July 2023 &#8211; Autumn during her first weeks with us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-first-time-mixing-with-the-rest-of-the-flock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-first-time-mixing-with-the-rest-of-the-flock.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-first-time-mixing-with-the-rest-of-the-flock.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-first-time-mixing-with-the-rest-of-the-flock-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-first-time-mixing-with-the-rest-of-the-flock-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>July 2023 &#8211; Autumn&#8217;s first time mixing with the rest of the flock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-quirky-comb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-quirky-comb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-quirky-comb.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-quirky-comb-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-quirky-comb-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>September 2023 &#8211; Autumn&#8217;s quirky comb <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-had-the-fluffiest-bottom-ever.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-had-the-fluffiest-bottom-ever.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-had-the-fluffiest-bottom-ever.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-had-the-fluffiest-bottom-ever-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-had-the-fluffiest-bottom-ever-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>October 2023 &#8211; Autumn had the fluffiest bottom ever <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-with-her-then-flock-of-eight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-with-her-then-flock-of-eight.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-with-her-then-flock-of-eight.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-with-her-then-flock-of-eight-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-with-her-then-flock-of-eight-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>December 2023 &#8211; Autumn 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\/2025\/05\/mature-autumn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mature-autumn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mature-autumn.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mature-autumn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mature-autumn-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>January 2024 &#8211; Mature Autumn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beautiful-autumn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beautiful-autumn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beautiful-autumn.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beautiful-autumn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beautiful-autumn-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>January 2024 &#8211; Beautiful Autumn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-and-storm-sharing-a-nest-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-and-storm-sharing-a-nest-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-and-storm-sharing-a-nest-box.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-and-storm-sharing-a-nest-box-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-and-storm-sharing-a-nest-box-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>August 2024 &#8211; Autumn and Storm sharing 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\/2025\/05\/autumn-part-of-the-next-flock-of-eight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-part-of-the-next-flock-of-eight.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-part-of-the-next-flock-of-eight.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-part-of-the-next-flock-of-eight-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-part-of-the-next-flock-of-eight-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>September 2024 &#8211; Autumn part of our most recent 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\/2025\/05\/the-girls-like-to-gather-in-a-corner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-girls-like-to-gather-in-a-corner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-girls-like-to-gather-in-a-corner.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-girls-like-to-gather-in-a-corner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-girls-like-to-gather-in-a-corner-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>October 2024 &#8211; The girls like to gather in a corner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-would-sit-in-a-nest-box-even-though-she-didnt-lay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-would-sit-in-a-nest-box-even-though-she-didnt-lay.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-would-sit-in-a-nest-box-even-though-she-didnt-lay.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-would-sit-in-a-nest-box-even-though-she-didnt-lay-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumn-would-sit-in-a-nest-box-even-though-she-didnt-lay-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>February 2025 &#8211; Autumn would sit in a nest box even though she didn&#8217;t lay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-most-recent-group-photograph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-most-recent-group-photograph.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-most-recent-group-photograph.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-most-recent-group-photograph-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/autumns-most-recent-group-photograph-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>March 2025 &#8211; Autumn&#8217;s most recent group photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we have only dropped from eight girls to seven the flock feels small at the moment. Autumn is missed, two years was too short a time. She was a beautiful girl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autumn came to us on 22nd June 2023 at three months old. Autumn laid her first egg on 3rd October 2023 and her last egg on 1st February 2024. She never laid again. 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