Scallywags Pet of the Month – June

Our June Pet of the Month for Scallywags is Hermione!

By Rachael – Content Editor

Published June 2022

Here at Scallywags, we adore all creatures great and small and every month we will introduce you to a pet from our family. Find out all about this month’s pet, from their favourite treats to their cheekiest moments of mischief!

Let me introduce you to the remarkable Hermione, an 11-month-old Speckled Lady chicken.

Good morning, Hermione!

Good morning.

I would love to ask you some questions and introduce you to our lovely customers, if that sounds okay? 

Of course, I am always up for a chinwag.

I see you’ve got some lovely friends with you today, would you introduce me? 

Yes, these are my best friends – Cecelia, Kitty and Choc Ice.

Beautiful names! How lovely. I bet you have lots of friends?

I mean, I wouldn’t like to brag, but I am quite popular. Maud and Matilda, Mum’s dog and cat are always running around out here with us. But if they try and eat our corn then I have to chase them a bit, you know, to protect my valuables.

Of course, I wouldn’t want anyone taking my food. Is corn your favourite food?

Now, don’t get me wrong, I do love corn on the cob. My favourite food though would be blueberries! Ooo! Or maybe a big, fresh, JUICY earthworm!

Mmmm….sounds slimy! Where do you find your earthworms?

I have to dig around for them, but it’s good fun. We do it as part of a team and it’s much easier when it has just finished raining.

I’m glad you enjoy it! How would you describe your perfect day, Hermione?

Hmm… good question. I would wake up, get some food, lay an egg and then have a glorious dust bath.

A dust bath?!

Hey, don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it.

Yes. I am sort of the ring leader of my crew. You see, I know that my humans are hoarding blueberries in the kitchen, but they deny it all the time. So, me and the coop crew often hatch plans to escape the run and raid the kitchen for blueberries.

Wow! Sounds like you and the girls have had a lot of adventures! So, have you ever found any blueberries?

No, not yet. But we will keep trying for as long as we can cluck! I know those blueberries are out there somewhere…

Well, Hermione. I actually have a surprise for you. I have got you a punnet of plump, fresh blueberries for as soon as we finish this interview!

Really? Thank you! Well come on then, let’s round this up.

Okay, okay, okay. You will be glad to know I have just one last question for you. 

Let’s be having it.

Hermione, are you a good girl?

Well, I certainly think so, but everyone else thinks I am an instigator of trouble!