Of all the stupid things to do...

[Chantal]

... locking a chicken in a greenhouse has to be high on the list

Mercifully my neighbour noticed one of the Three Stooges was AWOL and started looking around; he found her taking a dust bath in the greenhouse.

I found the place semi trashed when I got home from the lottie as presumably she tried to get out. There were feathers all over the place, including the top shelves!

I've rescued most things but as several pots of basil seeds (sown yesterday) were upside down on the grow bags and there are French beans everywhere, who knows what will grow where

Note to self: I MUST CHECK BEFORE CLOSING THE DOOR

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Chantal, i'm sure even someone as perfect as yourself is allowed one mistake now and again.

All joking apart, i hope you getted it sorted without too much loss.

[Parsons Jack]

Hi Chantal,

Easy mistake to make when you're not used to multi-tasking like us men

Hope you get it sorted and don't lose too many plants.

[Chantal]

Very funny you two

It was so cold here at lunchtime that I had to come back from the plot to get some more clothes, like a fleece in June I decided if I was that cold I may as well shut the greenhouses up too. Didn't look, just pulled to door across.

I've had to re-sow a few things but apart from that I've rescued everything, I think.

[Parsons Jack]

Hi Chantal,

Glad you got it sorted out. Very stressful when it happens though isn't it. It always looks worse than it is.

[donedigging]

Hi Chantal,

You didn't say, but hope the chicken is ok??

donedigging

[Chantal]

I don't even know which one it was,:oops: the Three Stooges are identical and they'd all gone to bed by the time I got home. Neighbour said she was fine and quite happily having a dust bath on the greenhouse floor. They often do this and leave me damn great craters to fall into

[oldherbaceous]

At least it's nice to know your neighbour is snooping about when your not there.

[Chantal]

He's not snooping, he's on the staff!

Jim looks after my chickens for me (I do let them out in the morning in the summer) and has done since I has a knee operation around 7 years ago and needed help.

He's retired and around all day which is great for my little flock. He lets them in and out of the run into the gardens, checks up on them every couple of hours, adores them and spoils them rotten. He makes my life easy in this respect and I don't know how I'll manage without him. We have a gate halfway down our back gardens so he just scoots in and out and says he talks to the chicks for some sensible conversation

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Chantal, please do forgive my moment of lapse, i forgot about your staff.

[Chantal]

Forgiven OH, just don't forget in future that I have three staff in total.

My husband
My cleaner &
My chicken man

Rosie cat has four staff; all of the above and me.

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Chantal, don't forget, if you ever need a gardener i'm prepared to travel.

[Chantal]

Dear OH, I AM the gardener!

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Chantal, and a very good gardener you are as well.

[Chantal]

Who's been talking?