Set in the small crofting community of Assynt (NW Sutherland, Scotland ), the story interweaves the modern and ancient. Seordag is a metal hen with a TV set body. On her quest to find a place to make her nest, Seordag encounters Soley, a helpful seagull, Blarag, a cow-fiddle, Ewella, an accordian sheep, a talking cement mixer and Marlene, the hardy crofter. Seordag's new friends help her to make a fabulous hen house where she lays three eggs. They hatch into mobile phone chicks and they have a grand ceilidh.