Ever since the beginning of winter our chickens just haven't been doing their job.
We only have 7 hens now (since one got snaffled by a ferret, see earlier posts!), and we have been lucky to get 3 eggs a day, if that. So, we have decided to give them the chop and put them in the pot.
A couple got a reprieve tho! I took them to Little Wonders, for a new life with the kids. Into an old guinea pig cage they went, new straw, made a bigger door then let them out. The kids were great, really interested in what the chooks were doing scratching around the playground. They helped fill water containers, fed them some of the lunch leftovers and had their photos taken with them.
The chooks rose to the challenge. They were relaxed, happy, and got straight down to the business of being a chook! no eggs yet, but watch this space. The kids will be so excited if they get an egg or two!
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