Hello again.  I am so sorry that I have not talked to you all for a few days but my Mum has had visitors and has been gallivanting all over the place so I have not been able to get to the computer.  We don't have electricity in the hen house either so I can't put one in there.

Rhiannon on her first day with a floppy comb

Rhiannon's comb now,

 I have some wonderful news for you all.  

Do you remember how poorly Rhiannon was when she came to live here in her Forever Home?  Well she now has a few feathers and lots of black dots on her back where her feathers are starting to come through but... what is even more exciting is that her comb has gone from pale pink and floppy to red and starting to stand up!  That really does show how well she is coming on.  I am so very pleased.  She still likes to have early nights but she now runs around the garden with us and joins in all the fun.  That really is very good. 

All of us now have feathers starting to show, some more than others and if you could see mine you would say how soft and beautiful they re compared with when I came here.  

Olwen has discovered something new as well.  Toes.  This morning our friend Hellyn was sitting in the garden and she had open toed sandals on.  well there were these wiggly white things so Olwen decided they might be worth investigating.  Hellyn got the surprise of her life when she started pecking them!!!! We ran away and hid under the table but as soon as Hellyn wasn't looking, Olwen ran out again and gave them another peck.  I think Hellyn might stay in wellies all day!  She is helping our Mum with the garden today so we are going to help them.  We will be very good at catching worms and getting in to investigate every time a weed is pulled up or the earth turned over.  If we are really lucky they might take the duck weed from the pond and throw it on to the garden and we will be able to run after it and eat it.  That is fun.  

 I heard from some of my friends that Little Hen Rescue have girls looking for homes  www.freshstartforhens.co.uk They are based in the North West so if anyone knows of a lovely person who could give a hen or two a Forever Home then please get in touch.  We love being alive.. so much nicer than being in a pie.   If you are in Essex in September I heard of a wonderful event   that you might like to go to.  I have asked my Mum to put the poster for it below so you can all have a look.  I love the idea of  a Hen fest!  Re-homing coupled with a village fete sounds brilliant.  I wish I could get there.  I haven't ever had ice cream or beer and they will both be on sale.... 

Well I am off now to help a bit more in the garden.  Talk again soon.  Love Little Maeve. xx