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However, the intruders knew what they were at when they were stealing the little birds as they will fetch a pretty penny.
“Bantam birds are worth a good deal, they are special birds and they would get an excellent price at a fair or somewhere like that,” said Mary.
But the family will miss the baby birds — more-so Pat and Mary’s two young grand-daughters who spend much of their time at their grand-parents home.
“When Pat went out to feed the rabbits this morning, the little one asked him where the birds were and we had to tell her that they had been stolen. It’s sad.”
The Gardai were informed of the theft and they are dealing with the complaint given by Pat, however, the thieves have as of yet not been found.
“In future we will be leaving the dogs out and we’ll be keeping a closer eye on the birds and animals so that we don’t have the same problem again. The birds were too easily accessed in an open shed at the front and so we will be more careful of them in future,” pledged Mary.
