And they're off!!

First thing in the morning when I'm up I let the hens out. They charge off in the direction of the barn where I've already scattered their breakfast Grains'n'Pellets.

They're not always so eager to comply. I had to miss the film club night because the two at the back, Rumpy and her surrogate daughter Mrs Dorking, wouldn't go to bed early. I could have left them out but if a fox had taken them the outing would not have been worth the loss.

You cannot drive chickens, only lure them. And they are smart enough to be suspicious of bribes.