Dodo, Roman & Bodie

Dodo was an unexpected rescue. She was being kept in inadequate housing, and

unable to walk away and leave her there, we brought her back to Hollyview. She has

since been joined by Roman who was found wandering around a housing estate and

unfortunately was in grave danger from the residents as he liked to wake everyone

up as he went from garden to garden. He came here and Dodo took to him straight

away and they have become inseparable ever since. They are the best guard dogs

we have, as they alert us to everything going on around the sanctuary.

Dodo and Roman were our two guinea fowl, who had always been together and formed a very close bond. Unfortunately, Dodo - who was very old - passed away in May 2026 and this left Roman absolutely heartbroken. Although Roman was with Dodo when she passed, he constantly looked and called for her and his whole character changed through his grief. Although Roman is surrounded by other birds - chickens, geese, ducks etc - it wasn't enough to console him. 

Then, as luck would have it, (and just a couple of months later) we were asked to take a young guinea fowl keet - who was in need of some tlc - and who we have now named Bodie.

We hoped that having Bodie would really help Roman. At first, he was a bit unsure, but because Bodie follows him everywhere like a little shadow, his protective nature has kicked in and they are now inseparable. It is lovely to see the two of them together; Bodie is flourishing and Roman is back to his usual self.