Busted! The goose is cooked..

Christmas is coming and Bluebell is getting fat ... again!

 REGULAR readers know that Bluebell the goose has been on a fat busting diet after becoming so overweight she was unable to stand.
 At first we thought she was paralysed and had fallen ill; we even feared whatever it was would be terminal and we'd lose one of the favourite characters on our little farm in the Borders.
 Well her previous owner told us that she was a victim of her own gluttony and so we put her on a strict diet. To our amazement the loss of weight gave Bluebell the power to stand on her own two feet again ... literally.

FEATHERED FELON: Bluebell's caught red-handed stealing 

corn from the bin

 However a couple of weeks ago she had another relapse and was immobile again for a few of days. I was mystified because we'd kept her off the corn, bread and other tasty tidbits so as far as I was aware she was relying on grass and water to sustain her.
 The mystery was solved yesterday when I went to collect some wood near the animal feed bins, as you can see from the picture on the right.

GOTCHA! The game is up ..

 Greedy Bluebell's been nicking corn from the bucket while sneaking away from her companions, Toulouse geese Jack and Vera, who have also been put on a grass and water diet.

 Her greedy caper solved another mystery as I thought overnight winds were blowing the lid off the corn bin. It never occurred to me, until she was busted, that Bluebell had embarked on a life of crime. I wonder if she'll 'fess up to Jack and Vera who were put on the same harsh diet to give their fat friend some moral support.