Storm Arwen Aftermath

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1 December 2021 at 15:23

Just back from fetching Ferretfingers from the Rising Sun Farm, which used to have over a hundred hens in a large henhouse, about the size of a double garage made of tubular metal, wooden planks, poly-tunnel material and similar stuff.   

Dropping him off this morning I looked and thought "Is that the henhouse up there?"

Thanks to Arwen the henhouse is up a tree.

They've recovered about a dozen hens; who are now happily living in the stone based and more sturdy and sheltered rabbit shed.

No carcasses though; the breadman thinks the foxes have got them.

But getting on for ninety hens would take a whole pack of foxes to consume in a weekend.

My personal theory is that some of them have got blown too far to find their way home and have gone feral.

But if you do see some hens wandering about Wallsend or the Country Park, I'm sure they'd like to know.

Sandy   There was one in the chapel grounds at the end of our street, must have been a canny breeze if that's one.

Henlady  Sorry to read this.