brief update on our chook situation

We lost our two new girls - Sussy and Tja-Tje - on the weekend to foxes. The electric door malfunctioned and they got at the girls while they were sleeping. Nothing left of TjaTje at all, but Sussy's body was left behind.

We're a little shell-shocked and saddened, not least because they were two lovely young girls just getting into the swing of things around the place. And now they're gone. I'm a little frustrated, too, because TjaTje was our best layer, and Sussy was pretty expensive. And because I feel I failed to look after them. So now we're back to the original two with a need for a couple more again.

Also need to look at the security on our 'external' chook house - it's a few years old and falling apart a little. And that's probably part of what ended up being a problem. *sigh* The stitch in time that saves two chooks.

Sussy's remains have been composted in one of the big compost bays, to decompose as she will. That one will probably be left for some time - until maybe Christmas - but I want to turn the other compost bay over.