Rock passed away yesterday. She was four years old; on the low end for backyard chicken lifespan, but not unusual. She had not laid an egg since January, and ARK was thinking about given her to our chinese neighbors. But as it turned out, she lived a full life. She had been slowing down considerably this year, and she lost her grip as the top hen in the pecking order. For the last couple of months she could not jump to the perches in the henhouse and instead slept in the nesting boxes. I am not sure why she died, but Thursday night it was obvious she would not last the night. She was a good bokbok.

Here is Buff, Star, and Rock a couple of years ago. Sadly, none of them are with us anymore. Buff and Star fell victim to a raccoon attack a couple of month after this picture was taken.