RAsChickens
Songster
So I was supervising the chickens during free range. I was putting them back in the run when I realized my sweet Buff Orpington, Joy, was missing. I looked in all the usual hiding places, but she was nowhere to be found. I checked in the coop. No luck. My boyfriend was on his tractor mowing our field. I ran SCREAMING to the field. I had to almost get ran over with the tractor to get his attention, as he had headphones on! When I finally got his attention, I explained the situation. I didn't see her in the field or the front flower beds. I checked by the road and she wasn't there either! So we went over to near the coop. Then, my boyfriend saw her inside the wide open storage shed, casually perched on a ladder! I ran to my baby, picked her up, and hugged her! My boyfriend was mad at her because she had pooped all over his favorite ladder though! I returned her to the run to be reunited with her sisters. My Barred Rock, Gidget, was the most relieved. Her and Joy have been best friends since chickhood! While Joy was missing, Gidget went CRAZY! Squawking, flapping, running around, and crashing into things. If Joy was gone for 3 more seconds, I would have had to sedate Gidget to keep her from hurting herself!