Mr Fox

Well, bad things have been happening in the world of chickens. Last week Mr Fox came along, eyed our girls up and gulped them all down. Well not quite, but he did jump over the 6'6" fence and break all their little necks. It was heartbreaking to find. There were feathers everywhere and little bodies all over the place. I feel so bad because they must have been very frightened before it got them. It was our own fault and a steep learning curve. As the weather had been so mild we decided to leave them out at night so they could come out of the henhouse as early as they wanted next day. Well this was ok the first night, but on the second they were done for. We had already ordered a new henhouse to arrive in 5 days time, with run attached, to go inside the big run so we can leave them out in that. We also planned to put a roof on the large pen. But too late for Henny, Penny, Daisy, Rosie, Flapper and Sweetie. We are getting new hens next week and won't be so careless again. There is not much point in naming them because Steve calls them all Gert or Fatso!

Oh. I have also been dieting since mid January and have lost 1st 4 lbs. Yippeeeee.