You can teach an old hen new tricks!

Well, would you believe it!  Everyday this week old girl Henrietta has performed the most amazing balancing act. Quick to prove to the younger birds she can still shock and stun, the old girl has surprised us all.   Every morning an egg is waiting for us, but not in the nest!  It's perfectly balanced on the perch!    Well done old girl!  How do you do it??!!

Who's the culprit?

We've an investigation going on in the hen house.....one of the girls is burying her eggs! We've found 3 so far. 1 deep in the hen house sawdust, 1 in a dust bath hole under the garden bench, and 1 behind the shed in the loose soil. Whoever it is is trying hard to hide them by their desperate attempts to cover them up totally. So far it appears the yolks are on us, but rest assured the Hen News Team with crack it. Watch this space...

If you know why a hen will suddenly start burying her eggs, let us know.

Look at the size of that!

Feast your eyes on that beauty! We are still unsure who has laid it but the Hen News Team can confirm we 'heard' it being laid. Such was the noise and commotion in the hen house we rushed out to find out what was going on. All we found was the giant egg in the nest.

It came as no surprise the big beauty was a double yolker!

We're dotty about our Lottie!

Introducing our Lottie! and aren't we just lovin' her lots! She's Aubrey's little sister - a pure breed Buff Orpington, and she's settled right in with the other girls in the coop (although the pecking order was a bit fierce in the early days).

Already laying fresh eggs everyday, our Lottie is keeping up with the rent no problem, and I'm sure you'll agree we've a lorra lorra love for our Lots!

Make it a free range Easter

With Easter upon us make sure you do the right thing for all the Easter chicks who are suffering in cages right now, with no natural light or space to move. The only future our feathered friends deserve is organic, free-range or barn so they can lead a more natural life. Allowing them to have more space to exercise, forage, perch, nest and dust-bathe.

Battery farms are cruel - fact. However you might be surprised at how many good retailers and food manufactures there are out there who have already committed to making a better future for our hens by committing to only using free range eggs. See for youself at http://www.thegoodeggawards.com/ and help more hens have a free range future. Remember, if you can always offer an ex bat a home, and have your own eggs on tap everyday!