Heartbreak as 17 chickens stolen from inner-city farm in Birmingham

An inner-city farm providing families with access to animals has been left devastated after 17 chickens were stolen.

Balsall Heath City Farm bosses said it suffered a burglary in the early hours of Tuesday last week.

The site has been running for more than 40 years providing educational visits for schools.

Workers had been forced to explained to children why the birds had vanished, it said.