The friends across the road had a broody hen and two chicks hatched last week

Another friend in a nearby village collected some eggs three weeks ago (social distancing rules applied – we left the eggs outside our gate and she collected them wearing gloves and staying on the far side of the gate). Today she has two little chicks called Jet and Honey.

If just some of all these newly hatched chicks are hens then, soon, we can solve the National egg shortage! We have another broody sitting on eggs in the orchard and have given friend across the road eight eggs for two more broody hens. Put your orders in now.