Birky went home

Birky went home Friday night.  Though the bird wasn't happy, it ate every day and seemed resigned to wait for Diana to get back.  As long as it kept eating, I was happy!

We have brought Speech, a Dorking hen, in for observation.  She is scrawny compared to the rest of the Dorkings and we don't know why.  We will keep an eye on her - though by the way she gobbled everything I put in front of her last night, it may just be that she is at the bottom of the pecking order and gets pushed away from the food.  It could also be that when we dosed everyone for internal parasites, her dose didn't take for some reason.  I'll post a picture later, it is still very dark here this morning.  I've a cold and am up nursing it and a cup of hot tea.