Miss Floppy

The verdict from the vet will come later today... wish time would hurry along!

Chickens

Here's an update on the chickens. 
We collected 4 more ex-battery hens on Saturday.  They were in a terrible state, much worse than our last ones.  By Sunday morning, one had sadly died already.  She was the littlest of the four, and had very little energy to even move.  I knew she'd be trouble, but I wasn't expecting a death so soon.  I'd named her Olive.
Of the three left, one won't walk at all (Miss Floppy - so-called because of her enormous floppy comb, and only until a better name and chance of a future are secured), and one has a limp (Woody).  We're taking Miss Floppy to the vet tomorrow.  Fingers crossed it's nothing too serious, just a little time and tlc needed, but I won't hold my breath.

'Woody'.  Life as a battery caged hen is not a pretty one.  Free-ranging, here I come!!

We've arranged to pick up two more this Saturday, so fingers crossed they're in a better state.  It's wonderful to give the chance of a decent life to these birds, and the improvement we've seen in the past was quite miraculous, but it does break my heart to see them looking so sad.

Hello!

So, as if life isn't hectic enough at the moment, I've decided to start a blog of the little things in my life. More of a diary really...

Theory goes, that if I blog what I'm up to day-to-day, I'll be able to keep better track of things - like, when did I plant the bl**dy potatoes?!! I've been groping around in the bags every now and then to check out the situation, but can't bring myself to turn a bag out, in case the disappointment is too much for me! :)

Here's my list of things to do this weekend:

Replace wheel bearings on my car - of course, not by myself, but with some fatherly help!

Pick up new ex-battery hens!

Re-pot uncountable seedlings

Pull up garlic

Check potatoes - may be time for harvesting?

Mow lawn (fingers crossed for a dry day)

Control blackberry bramble - scratched arms, here I come! But at least I may get a few blackberries to snack on at the same time.

I'll post some photos of the chooks and garden at some point. We currently have 5 chickens - 2 from an ex-bat collection 2 years ago, and 3 from a collection last weekend. They look so sorry for themselves, poor things.

More soon...!