8am Woke up this morning still not feeling well. Chris was sick too so my turn to get the hens up!

As usual, Hetty is the first to come out closely followed by Helen, Clucky, Henrietta and Hillary and guess who's last-yes Baldrick. This is because she is last in the pecking order not because she is being polite.

Threw them a handful of grain down the end of the plot (this makes them exercise). Hens need exercise as it helps them to lay better. I also throw out some poultry grit which helps them to digest their food (again, to help them lay).  Hens can become eggbound (which is probably like constipation but much worse!)

Hetty comes over for a cuddle. She is a confident little hen and likes the attention!

Ok back to bed, lacking in energy.

Returned later to check on the eggs before they are trampled on and we have 4. Clever hens! Our stocks are building up as we haven't been eating much where we've been ill and I haven't been baking.