The Sea The Sea!

We went to Culburra for a couple of nights

2mbs-fm

Held captive for hours in the Book & CD bazaar.
hooray, only bought CDS!!

Things my little hens teach me.

There are four little bantams, but they range in size. The littlest gets chased away by the bigger 3  (‘henpecked’) when the food is out. She & I have a private arrangement whereby she follows me to a corner of the garden where I give her a small pile of grain of her own. She has to be quick, else the others rush over .This does not work when they are in the run, but sometimes we manage to work out another secret arrangement.

Generally Nanette, the littlest hen has a hard time of it. But at dusk, when it is time for rest, if she hangs about outside the gate waiting for the others to settle ( and not therefore peck her) the largest hen, Blanche, waits around for her and eventually head butts Nanette into the boudoir.  A sort of maternal responsibility. It touches me to see that this care is displayed at the end of the day. The peaceable kingdom