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The cats used to bring in wood mice in Yorkshire and then let them go. OH chased them round with the mouse jar - a Hartley's jam jar which has a wider base than top. We don't seem to have mice here, had a couple of shrews, that's it. Not seen owls or hen harriers either, just our female...

We have two bins, organic items and non-recyclable items. Glass and plastic bottles go in bottle banks dotted around the island.

Unfortunately I've hurt my foot so limping and hobbling so still no photos, sorry.

So sorry. You don't get that special relationship very often but we live a lot longer than them so it's possible.

Our new girls are doing quite well despite the foul weather we've had recently. They all seem to fit into the Eglu and the younger birds seem to get on with Izzie very well. They watch Izzie to see what she eats then taste it. Andy put some rice out the other day but the youngsters wouldn't...

They'll look lovely once they feather up again. Some good colours there.

They'll get lovely new feathers back in time for winter. They look like sturdy. lively girls.

It's been really foul weather this week, Marigold, so haven't been out to get any pics. The wee girls are doing well and our old lass Izzie is mothering them.

I can't fathom out how this new forum works. I have my new hens now, cream legbar (Lexie) who OH calls the punk-rocker, the Sussex (Skerry) and the little Cheshire blue (Ailais, Alice) I'll post some pics when/ if I work out how.

Well, our lovely Sussex, Skye, died just after I posted last so we just have Bluebell Izzie now. She is to receive three new friends tomorrow, a cream legbar, a cheshire blue and a white leghorn. Note no Oxford comma! I'll post some pics when I get some.

This all happened while I was away! Can't find anything now.

Seems I'm not an active member any more, either! I've only been away for two days!

Crikey - I don't come on here for a couple of days and it has been completely transformed! My Sussex hen avatar has gone, too.

You don't have enough water in England to frack - it requires millions of gallons, regardless of whether fracking contaminates the groundwater.

My two remaining hens have stopped laying. Izzie (Bluebell) and Skye (Sussex) came to us on 1 October 2019, so are 3+ years old. They have been terrific egg producers in that time, but I don't want to start buying eggs again so I need to buy a new hen. We have an Eglu Classic and 3 hens fit, 4...