King of the Castle

In the teeth of the gale I went up to the sheep shed to get another sackful of straw for the hens.  Bitterly cold, my fingers were frozen even in my gloves.

The hens still have to be kept in because of the avian flu risk, and now it has been extended until the end of February.  I'm putting straw down in their run to try and give them a bit of respite from the mud, this weather is not making it easy!  A neighbour has given me lots of old sprout plants for them to pick at, and I keep giving them any leftovers which Ollie thinks he can spare!