Maggi and Richard, friends and neighbours of mine, keep some hens which they get from farmers when they have no more use for them. The other week they received 6 more and they looked such a sorry state with their floppy combs and patches of feathers missing. It takes them a little while, with some coaxing, to realise that they don’t have to stay in the hen house and that being outside is not so bad. I could not resist posting a picture of this one, it was just the way her comb flopped over her eye at a jaunty angle.
At first the cats were taking a keen interest in the new arrivals but they soon lost interest.
Richard and Maggi are both Reiki healers. If you have never tried this I can recommend it, it is incredibly relaxing and I always feel great afterwards. Their website can be found at www.cottagereiki.co.uk
