We received a wonderful story about Rose, the chicken, from Fran Reynolds.
Rose was found on Umkomaas beach by Aine Kloot on January 14. It was an extremely hot and windy day, and the chicken had been left on the hot sand with her legs tied together.
Aine picked her up, rescuing her from a slow death of heat and thirst, and took her home. At first, Rose didn’t know how to use her legs or how to bend her head to drink water. She was a battery layer, which means she had spent her life in a small cage.
At first she was bewildered by grass and reluctant to move. But within two days, she found out how to use her legs, how to drink water, and how to put herself to bed in a box at night. Her comb stood straight up, she walked proudly, and even chased off the cat that went to investigate what she was.
On Friday, Aine and Fran took her up to a special farm animal rescue centre in Ashburton. There she will be kept in a cage for a few days to get used to her surroundings. This beautiful farm has many rescued animals, including lots of different chickens, geese, ducks, goats, sheep, rabbits and a pony. Another chicken went up to Rose’s cage to greet her when she arrived, and then they went off to continue the business of foraging.
However, one brightly coloured bantam was very impressed with Rose and decided to stay by her cage to keep her company. Rose will live out the rest of her life here as a free and happy chicken, foraging for bugs and enjoying the company of lots of other farm birds.
Take note:
* A show called, The Best of the Best, takes place at Umdoni Retirement Village on Saturday, January 27 from 19:00. Cinema style seating. Tickets R80 per person. Book by contacting 039 9759516.
* The Rec Club in Pennington is holding its February market on Saturday, February 3 from 09:00 to 12noon.
Upcoming events in Scottburgh:
* March 30: Scottburgh Easter Evening Market from 14:00 until 22:00 at Marine Terrace together with an Easter Run of 10km.
* June 28: Sardine Run Beach Market at Scottburgh beach from 17:00 until 22:00 together with a fishing competition from sunrise to sunset from June 28 to July 3 between Scottburgh and Rocky Bay.
* September 21: Scottburgh Spring Market at Marine Terrace from 14:00 until 22:00 together with a 10km Spring Run.
* December 22: Scottburgh Mardi Gras in Scott Street from 09:00.
All of the above will be confirmed. For more market information contact 072 5078773 or email BeachBumsEvens@outlook.com and contact 063 0135477 for running events.
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