MY BIG GREY HEN IS THE LEADER OF MY FLOCK AND VERY TAME... I RESCUED HENRIETTA 2 YEARS AGO ALONG WITH HER TWO IDENTICAL YOUNGER GIRLS.. SHE IS PROBABLY 5 + YEARS OLD..SHE SURVIVED A BEAR ATTACK IN THE MOUNTAINS AND I GOT HER FROM A FAMILY WHO WERE TRYING TO WORK WITH AN AUTISTIC CHILD...ANYWAY...
A FEW MONTHS AGO, 2 OF MY GIRLS DISAPPEARED AFTER A FRIEND'S DOG WAS LOOSE AND BOTHERED THEM...ONE CAME BACK- WITHOUT HER TAIL AND SIDE FEATHERS. ASSUMED SHE ESCAPED A FOX- NO BLOOD ON HER, JUST FEATHERS MISSING. SO SOME OF THE FEATHERS CAME BACK - I WASHED HER THIS MORNING IN WARM WATER AND...