Letter to Boris from my flock

[Icemaiden]

Dear Boris Johnson,

We understand that you're chief cock of the UK, so we believe that you're the person to ask.

We're a flock of 7 hens in Kent. We think it's Harriet's birthday next week (to be honest it could be any of our birthdays; we're not sure).

We understand that rules about lockdown don't count if it's your birthday. It's not that we're planning a party, you understand; we just want to go out into the garden during lockdown & maybe have a nibble on a slug or two & a drink from a muddy puddle.

Is that OK while we're in flockdown? We can't be expected to understand the rules, after all. It's not as though we've been standing up in front of the whole country on tv every day for months telling people what the rules are...

Yours sincerely,
Margot, Harriet, Nibbles, Repecka, Holly, Hope & Tufty.

 

[LadyA]

Well, as feed intake converts (sometimes) to egg output - then I'm sure it counts as a "work" event, so go for it!

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[Marigold]

Dear Margot and friends,
Thank you for your enquiry. I can confirm that, since your job is to keep essential supplies on the table for your humans, you do count as key workers. Consequently, lockdown rules might not be said to apply to you if you could prove that your productivity would be adversely affected if you were unable to forage outside your living quarters. In such circumstances, the fact that your trip into the garden happened to be on the possible birthday of one of you, and involved celebratory drinks and nibbles, would be purely coincidental and nothing to do with the rules.
In any case, you could assume that the rules only apply to the little people -
oh, that’s a thought - hang on a minute - I’ll just ring my friend Sue to check on this - I’ll get back to you when she replies.

Yours sincerely,
Big Dog.

 

[dianefairhall]

Brilliant, girls!

 

[bigyetiman]

Brilliant question and wonderful replies 08 08 08