
Goldie is a female Cochin chicken, she is approximately 3 years old (they live 5-10 years), she came to the farm in 2025.
She was re-homed from a couple along with Billy and Bella the white Runner Ducks.
The Cochin is a breed of large domestic chicken. It derives from large feather-legged chickens brought from China to Europe and North
Goldie is a female Cochin chicken, she is approximately 3 years old (they live 5-10 years), she came to the farm in 2025.
She was re-homed from a couple along with Billy and Bella the white Runner Ducks.
The Cochin is a breed of large domestic chicken. It derives from large feather-legged chickens brought from China to Europe and North America in the 1840s and 1850s. It is reared principally for exhibition. It was formerly known as the Cochin-China.

On Wednesday 2nd September 2026 we had the privilege of welcoming little Olive.
Olive has been a much-loved family chicken, but sadly over the last few years her family have gradually had to say goodbye to the rest of their flock, leaving Olive as the last little chicken on her own.
After caring for their chickens for so many years, ma
On Wednesday 2nd September 2026 we had the privilege of welcoming little Olive.
Olive has been a much-loved family chicken, but sadly over the last few years her family have gradually had to say goodbye to the rest of their flock, leaving Olive as the last little chicken on her own.
After caring for their chickens for so many years, making the decision to say goodbye to Olive wasn’t an easy one. But they knew that chickens need companionship and wanted to do what was best for her — giving her the chance to become part of a new flock and have a new chicken family around her.

Rescued from Summers rescue in 2025
The ISA Brown is a cross-breed of chicken, ISA stands for Institut de Sélection Animale, the company which developed the crossbreed in 1978 for egg production as a battery hen. In 1997, the ISA Group merged with Merck & Co., forming Hubbard ISA, so the variety is sometimes called Hubbard Isa Brown.
Chick
Rescued from Summers rescue in 2025
The ISA Brown is a cross-breed of chicken, ISA stands for Institut de Sélection Animale, the company which developed the crossbreed in 1978 for egg production as a battery hen. In 1997, the ISA Group merged with Merck & Co., forming Hubbard ISA, so the variety is sometimes called Hubbard Isa Brown.
Chickens can recognise over 100 different faces.
They dream like us REM
They clean themselves with a dust bath

Rescued from Summers rescue in 2025
The ISA Brown is a cross-breed of chicken, ISA stands for Institut de Sélection Animale, the company which developed the crossbreed in 1978 for egg production as a battery hen. In 1997, the ISA Group merged with Merck & Co., forming Hubbard ISA, so the variety is sometimes called Hubbard Isa Brown.
Chick
Rescued from Summers rescue in 2025
The ISA Brown is a cross-breed of chicken, ISA stands for Institut de Sélection Animale, the company which developed the crossbreed in 1978 for egg production as a battery hen. In 1997, the ISA Group merged with Merck & Co., forming Hubbard ISA, so the variety is sometimes called Hubbard Isa Brown.
Chickens can recognise over 100 different faces.
They dream like us REM
They clean themselves with a dust bath

Rescued from Summers rescue in 2025
The ISA Brown is a cross-breed of chicken, ISA stands for Institut de Sélection Animale, the company which developed the crossbreed in 1978 for egg production as a battery hen. In 1997, the ISA Group merged with Merck & Co., forming Hubbard ISA, so the variety is sometimes called Hubbard Isa Brown.
Chick
Rescued from Summers rescue in 2025
The ISA Brown is a cross-breed of chicken, ISA stands for Institut de Sélection Animale, the company which developed the crossbreed in 1978 for egg production as a battery hen. In 1997, the ISA Group merged with Merck & Co., forming Hubbard ISA, so the variety is sometimes called Hubbard Isa Brown.
Chickens can recognise over 100 different faces.
They dream like us REM
They clean themselves with a dust bath
Chickens love to play, run, skip and flap their wings. They also enjoy sunbathing.
Hens teach sounds to their chicks while they are still in the egg.
Chickens have a profound memory and are able to distinguish between more than 100 faces of their species. They can also recognise people.
Chickens are able to distinguish colours. They also see ultraviolet light and iridescent hues. Their world looks more colourful than ours.
Chickens demonstrate REM (Rapid Eye Movement) when sleeping. That means they are capable of dreaming, just like us human beings.
Chickens can show empathy and hens can act as a ‘social buffer’ for their baby chicks.
The cognitive skills of chickens are similarly high to those of a dog or cat.
They can taste salt but not perceive sweet tastes.
Chickens understand that when an object is taken away and hidden, it still exists.