Consequences 1 & 2

The rats out with Our chickens are very very unhappy - Since He bought a new chicken house and pen He has been shifting it daily which means the rats have no time to dig beneath it. (And there are no holes for Her to fall into.) Consequently they have had to move back into the compost heap. Myself hasn't the heart to tell them He is planning to burn it all and move it round the corner in a few days but wants to wait until the hedge hogs (??) have gone. Shall go wait to see one. Thought that was what the prickly thing last week was, but on reflection it looked nothing like a pig.

OLAHF has invented a wonderful game - Pokey Paw with those noisy bantams. They don't much enjoy it (OLAHF does) but cannot resist darting towards the small amount of grey paw that is poked through their netting. It always gets withdrawn just before they can attack and peck at it so their beaks hit nothing but empty air or occasionally the wire. This causes maximum fuss on their part. OLAHF smirks and repeats the process as soon as they have calmed down. When the neighbours come out to investigate the noise OLAHF slips neatly into the long grass. Shall have to try this Myself.