Murder in the Garden

On my birthday I had a lie in and then sat in the garden with a cup of tea, enjoying the beautiful sunny day.  The chickens were wandering around the garden, the cats were sitting on the patio, Alan was sitting drinking coffee.  All was lovely and quiet, song birds sang and seagulls screeched and then I witnessed murder!

I was so shocked that I did not have time to move, everything happened so very quickly and it was all over in a minute.

So who was the victim and who was the perpetrator ?

Was it the chickens? 

Was it this one?

or this one?

 or perhaps this one?

or where they all involved?

(Chic -Ken is the one that is hiding, the one with no head)

Well there were some other possible perpetrators around at the time perhaps it was one of them?

This one perhaps? who has been know to make offerings to Alan and I!

and this one, below, has given us 'gifts' before now

however we can discount the rabbit as he was locked away for safe keeping.

One of the above is the murderer.

However who was the victim? 

Before I reveal this detaill I can say that I have been reliably informed that the 'murderer' could have a £2000 fine slapped on them,

as the 'victim' is protected under UK law!

THE VICTIM WAS A HUMBLE BUT PROTECTED SLOW WORM.

I  have to confess that the murder happened so quickly and I was so amazed that there was nothing I could do to help.  One of the chickens was wandering around by our feet and decided to amble back up the garden via the steps.  We had some spare engineering bricks, with holes them, and I had placed these at the bottom of the steps. As Hen-Rietta was walking past her head went down, her beak went into one of the holes and when her head came up- in her beak was a wiggling slow worm. She dropped it, then pecked at it and in a few seconds it was dead. She also eat it.  UUggghhh 

We have a number of these slow worms in the garden, and have tried to rescue them from the cats before now, but on this occasion we were just not quick enough.  On one occasion we rushed out to chase the cat away and placed a flower pot on top of the slow worm to save it.  However, the chicken was too quick for us and murder was done.A friend in planning has said that there is a fine of up to £2000 for killing a slow worm - I wonder how Hen-Rietta is going to pay? 

in Eggs perhaps?

which will take an eggtrodinary time to pay

(oldies but goldies!)