But that was as close as I got before she saw me. 
Darling girl.
Two of the Three. Happy as Larry in the long grass down the back. 
The chicken below is very old and no longer a layer. Can you see her pale short comb and fat body. The ones who no longer lay get a bit overweight. I let all the layers die naturally. They work hard for us and earn their retirement. 
WaiWai is a bit hobbly these last few days. So I have put Tima back in her pen in the barn so Wai can get a break from her rough ways. Plus I have banned my co-worker from feeding him at all. He has a soft spot for WaiWai and overfeeds him I think. Like Tima – Wai puts on fat fast! So I am rationing the little pet pigs. They have enough winter weight now. 
Autumnal colors are showing up.
Look what I found in a friends back shed. 
Seven of them.
I knew if I waited long enough some chairs would turn up for my dining table. They are old smoko/ break room chairs. I love them! And my friend could not wait to give them away.
I hope you have a lovely day
Celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
39 responses to “SLEEPY SHEILA”
Awww Sheila 💖
Ohh love those chairs! Your old chicken looks very regal. 😀
Great chairs, with wide, comfy seats! Seven of them is a great find. Funny how hens who no longer lay revert to the pale combs of their adolescence.
The seats ARE wide and comfy. Much better for older bottoms!
Can’t wait to see how they clean up Celi! Any idea what sort of wood they’re made of? (They’ve a great patina even all dusty; )
I don’t know what the wood – they are washed and put to work- nothing fancy I have never been one to renovate old stuff – I just use it
How old is Sheila now?
Lovely pictures and lovely chairs. They look fabulous.
Lovely pics. Nice to see how some of those in your care are looking: well and content. I like your layers policy. Beautiful chairs – thrilling find!
We are incurable chair scavengers!!!!
Shamelessly incurable!!!
Chooks and oinks looking good!
You deserve three cheers for getting the two chairs!
Sheila looks so cute! Fab chairs too.
Yes! She is so tall, now. I must get my photo taken beside her again so you can see!
We never see Sheila sleeping. Or even resting. She’s always on all fours!
Worried about WaiWai. And glad you have removed Tima from tormenting him.
We let our hens die naturally as well. We lost one yesterday, in fact. She was the second one this year… they are getting to the age where their bodies give out.
It is nice that they can go in their own time. Mine wander so much that they don’t even eat much.
awesome chairs! Your policy on letting the hard working hens retire gracefully is so very kind. Pets to Sheila and Wai Wai!
Pets to the pets!
Score!! Love the chairs…..and Sheila
Lovely pics. Your animals and birds always look so nice and healthy and ‘happy’. Congratulations on the chair finds.
Our chooks stay for life too, they’re still useful for eating insects and doing chooky things.
Score on the chairs. We have have an old green laminex smko room table scored off a demolition site, you can see the grooves in the timber where work boots have rested over the years.
Those stylish chairs were a lucky happenstance and will fit in well with any décor. Looking at Sheila and remembering her as a baby . . . would it be close to eight years now she has lived in heaven on earth . . . 🙂 ?
Yes! She is getting up there! And very healthy-looking this year!