Hi All,
thank you forall your support and sympathy. And thanks to those of you who suspected the worst but didn't say so. I burried Bluebell under the arbour in the the rock garden as that is where she has spent most of her time with me this spring, leaving the others to help me to weed the garden.
I have planted some Bluebell bulbs where she rests so they will appear each spring as a reminder of how she made the hard work and the solitude more tollerable.
I delayed sending this email until I felt I could type it without getting upset but I'm struggling a bit.
Here are some pics of my happy little hen.
Buffy