Grass is greener for Ex Bat Mandy

Ex Bat Mandy, hatched an escape plan at the weekend that nearly proved a flight too far. She was soon spotted pecking at the greener grass on the other side of the fence, and was swiftly shooed back to the coop with the aid of a broom. Fellow former ex bat and cage mate Billy said: "she was hatching the plan the whole time we were inside, assuming the grass would always be greener, pecking at a lawn was something she's dreamed of".

The feathered freedom finder was sentenced to both wings being clipped and offered a complimentary dust bath afterwards, she said "when I clapped eyes on the wing clipper in that stripey apron I thought I was about to get oven basted! I quite enjoyed being clipped I found it all rather therapeutic". Looking on Henrietta said "She's lucky, I'd have got a right poaching".