Shocking!

School hens: Vanilla, Toffee and Fudge

Somebody has stolen our school hens!  Shocking!  Why on earth would anyone do such a thing?  We have only had them since October and my friend and I have invested a lot of time socialising and handling them... just to the point that they had resigned themselves to the fact that they are 'school' hens and will be regularly manhandled by various children.  They were so good that the children could pick them up and they would eat out of their hands. It was only last week that they had started laying too!

The local press have been into the school today to take photographs and interview some of the children in the hope that someone will come forward with information leading to their safe return.  I am completely at a loss as to what benefit would be gained from the theft... all they've done is upset best part of 400 first school children.  

I shall keep you updated as the investigation progresses...