Our Current Chickens (ID 1223)
-
MarshmallowThe White one!
Marshmallow
Marshmallow is our white chicken, who also lays white eggs. She is a smaller chicken who had very few feathers on her bottom and in her tail when she arrived in January. She is a very scared chicken who jumps and runs away rather than being picked up, she has made friends with one of our year 6 children. She is starting to venture out with her friends and her feathers are starting to grow back.
-
Cinnamon'The Purple One'
Cinnamon
-
Fudge'The Green One'
Fudge
Fudge is a slightly smaller chicken, she is happy to be picked up for cuddles.
-
Caramel'The Pink One'
Caramel
Caramel is one of the bigger of our new chickens. She has settled in well and is happy to be picked up for cuddles. She loves following her friends around the garden and digging in the vegetable patch.
-
Peanut'The Blue One''
Peanut
Peanut is another smaller chicken who had very few feathers on her head when she arrived in January. She is much happier since she has been with us and her feathers are starting to grow back.
Our Chickens
Our first group of chickens arrived as part of a science project on 10th May 2021. They were delivered as eggs and lived in an incubator in the year 2 classroom. The children were able to see them hatch out during the week. As we were experiencing Covid-19 restrictions at the time the other classes weren't able to come into the classroom to see them hatch, instead, we were able to set up a live MS Teams link so the rest of the school could see. They started laying eggs in September 2021.
Over the past years they have survived through various outbreaks of bird flu and the associated restrictions. Our first flock were named after some of the female characters in Harry Potter, their development is in the slideshow below.
By September 2024 we only had two of our original six left, at this time Bellatrix got broody, we sourced some fertilised eggs which she proceeded to hatch out to great excitement. Unfortunately they turned out to be cockerels so we had to find them new homes.
Earlier in 2025 we lost Bellatrix-our mummy chicken, this was very sad and left Ginny on her own, although she was quite happy we wanted to give her some new friends. We got in touch with the British Hen Welfare Trust a charity who rehome ex-commercial hens. For a small donation we arranged to adopt four new hens, who we collected on 22nd March 2025. It took a little while for them to settle in but they did become firm friends and did very well.
Unfortunately over the Christmas holidays at the beginning of 2026, we lost all our remaining chickens. We again contacted the Hen Welfare Trust and were very lucky to adopt our third group of chickens on 10th January 2026. Some of them looked very sorry for themselves lacking in feathers and not used to human contact. Our year 6 children have helped them feel at home, with lots of cuddles. They have named them after sweet treats so we have Marshmallow (our first white chicken), Cinnamon, Caramel, Fudge and Peanut.
Chickens 2026
Chickens 2025
New Chicks September 2024
From eggs to chickens!
Our Previous Chickens (ID 1312)
-
Ginny (12/05/21 - 03/01/26)The orange one - the last of the original group
Ginny (12/05/21 - 03/01/26)
-
Coco (Chanel) Adopted 22/03/25 - 03/01/26Yellow tag
Coco (Chanel) Adopted 22/03/25 - 03/01/26
-
Rosa (Parks) Adopted 22/03/25 - 03/01/26The red one
Rosa (Parks) Adopted 22/03/25 - 03/01/26
-
Mary (Seacole or Earps) Adopted 22/03/25 - 03/01/26The blue one
Mary (Seacole or Earps) Adopted 22/03/25 - 03/01/26
-
Florence (Nightingale) Adopted 22/03/25 - 03/01/26The purple one
Florence (Nightingale) Adopted 22/03/25 - 03/01/26
-
Belatrix (12/05/21 - 12/02/25)'Mummy Chicken -The Green One'
Belatrix (12/05/21 - 12/02/25)
Bellatrix decided in August 2024 that she would like to become a mummy. She spent August practicing sitting on hers and Ginny's eggs. At the end of August we bought her some fertilised eggs to sit on. We are happy to announce that on 21st September 2024 these eggs started to hatch! Bellatrix is now a mummy chicken.
Bellatrix was partner in crime to Molly. Her green band was intended to represent her house in the Harry Potter stories, but in her case, green is for go! She can frequently be seen moving at top speed across the garden usually chasing anyone carrying food. She is one of the friendliest chickens often coming to say hello.
-
Molly (12/05/21 - 11/05/24)'The First Yellow One'
Molly (12/05/21 - 11/05/24)
Molly was one of the rulers of the roost, she was known for her adventurous and inquisitive nature. She was often seen leading the other chickens into mischief, her favourite places to visit included the bins, the carpark, and when she was feeling particularly adventurous, Grundy Close!
-
McGonagall (12/05/21 - 31/08/23)'The one with no tag'
McGonagall (12/05/21 - 31/08/23)
McGonagall was a very resilient chicken. She had an accident earlier in the year where she damaged her leg. We were very worried about her at the time and didn't know how she would manage. She was very determined, and
quickly got very good at hopping. She managed to get in and out of the house on one leg, to get to food and water. Her leg recovered but was a little mishappen. -
Luna (12/05/21 - 04/07/23)'The one with the light blue tag'
Luna (12/05/21 - 04/07/23)
Luna had distinctive markings with her feathers being much lighter than her friends. She was quite shy, not liking to be picked up. She preferred to stay in the garden but could sometimes be found following her friends around the
school.