Here's Neal with an egg from one of the five eggs produced daily by the chickens which have recently been installed here at Thorrington Road. What with Andrew bringing in the meat (he was off shooting hares with Neal the other night), rows of neatly growing spinach and salad in the vegetable beds, lemon, plum and apple trees in the garden, grape vines and strawberry patches, it really does seem like a self-sufficiency heaven here in Christchurch. The weather's always perfect and Susie even has a touch of Felicity Kendall about her (any resemblance between Andrew and Richard Briers is completely non-existent!).
The five chooks are a recent addition to the family. But despite having two vets as parents the Hay/Kirkwoods have struggled to give the fowl obviously feminine names. For example: Bob, Bill, Big Z, Maverick and - thank goodness - Betty. Freda and Edie think some more girly names are called for. What do you think?
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