Thanks! She is very fluffy and doesn't weigh near as much as she looks.
I'm glad you can get away for a few days. I keep thinking I want to go somewhere and then I have to ask myself why. I don't like to travel and go kicking and screaming when DH wants to make a trip.Looks like it's time for a road trip, so Tuesday I'm going up the mountain and check on the property in the High Sierras. It's where I go to camp several times a year. It's 2 hours away, not too bad of a drive. But I'm going to have to lock up the chickens in the barn/coop while I'm gone.
I seem to always want what I can't have. 
She might enjoy The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas. As well as providing a window into social hierarachy, it also depicts contemporary Melbourne which she may find interesting. It's one of those novels that has rather deep philosophical and sociological roots in addition to characters and plot.
BRAT! I'm kiddingI'm glad you can get away for a few days. I keep thinking I want to go somewhere and then I have to ask myself why. I don't like to travel and go kicking and screaming when DH wants to make a trip.
What a good neighbour!We've had a Breach!
I've been sitting outside with the ladies for over an hour now. I was reading a book and all was peaceful, until my neighborneighbor starts knocking on the gate and waiving his hand over the fence. I head over and he says, "I think one of your chickens is in the front yard". I'm like that's crazy. That's never happened before.
I was just hand feeding Hattie, Sydney, and Sansa. Who could it be? I heard nothing, saw nothing, some rooster I am.
My heart immediately sank.
If that's Aurora, this could get ugly. I'm not allowed to touch her! I'll never catch her.
Lilly will squat for me. That could be ok.
My gosh I wonder who it is?
It was Phyllis!
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She was all the way out in the street by my daughters old car. Only her little head poking up over the curb.
Wait, she was in the street!
I was so glad it was Phyllis for one good reason. Phyllis reliably comes when I call her name.
It turned out to be an impressive exhibition. I stopped about 1/2 way down the side yard and called her. She popped up in the yard and came running. My neighbor could not believe it. He was stunned. He had no idea they were so smart!
She ran over to me and we walked together back through the gate.
Heart attack averted.
Now I need to figure out how she breached the outer wall.That is a problem for another day.
Everyone is safe now. At least as safe as they can be with an inattentive rooster like me.
Of course I never thought to grab my phone to get photos or video.
Whew!!! Same story happened with Maryn... she got way over in the neighbors yard.. I called her and she came running!We've had a Breach!
I've been sitting outside with the ladies for over an hour now. I was reading a book and all was peaceful, until my neighborneighbor starts knocking on the gate and waiving his hand over the fence. I head over and he says, "I think one of your chickens is in the front yard". I'm like that's crazy. That's never happened before.
I was just hand feeding Hattie, Sydney, and Sansa. Who could it be? I heard nothing, saw nothing, some rooster I am.
My heart immediately sank.
If that's Aurora, this could get ugly. I'm not allowed to touch her! I'll never catch her.
Lilly will squat for me. That could be ok.
My gosh I wonder who it is?
It was Phyllis!
View attachment 2132823
She was all the way out in the street by my daughters old car. Only her little head poking up over the curb.
Wait, she was in the street!
I was so glad it was Phyllis for one good reason. Phyllis reliably comes when I call her name.
It turned out to be an impressive exhibition. I stopped about 1/2 way down the side yard and called her. She popped up in the yard and came running. My neighbor could not believe it. He was stunned. He had no idea they were so smart!
She ran over to me and we walked together back through the gate.
Heart attack averted.
Now I need to figure out how she breached the outer wall.
Everyone is safe now. At least as safe as they can be with an inattentive rooster like me.
Of course I never thought to grab my phone to get photos or video.
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She must have flown over. She's a nimble bird, your Phyllis.We've had a Breach!
I've been sitting outside with the ladies for over an hour now. I was reading a book and all was peaceful, until my neighborneighbor starts knocking on the gate and waiving his hand over the fence. I head over and he says, "I think one of your chickens is in the front yard". I'm like that's crazy. That's never happened before.
I was just hand feeding Hattie, Sydney, and Sansa. Who could it be? I heard nothing, saw nothing, some rooster I am.
My heart immediately sank.
If that's Aurora, this could get ugly. I'm not allowed to touch her! I'll never catch her.
Lilly will squat for me. That could be ok.
My gosh I wonder who it is?
It was Phyllis!
View attachment 2132823
She was all the way out in the street by my daughters old car. Only her little head poking up over the curb.
Wait, she was in the street!
I was so glad it was Phyllis for one good reason. Phyllis reliably comes when I call her name.
It turned out to be an impressive exhibition. I stopped about 1/2 way down the side yard and called her. She popped up in the yard and came running. My neighbor could not believe it. He was stunned. He had no idea they were so smart!
She ran over to me and we walked together back through the gate.
Heart attack averted.
Now I need to figure out how she breached the outer wall.
Everyone is safe now. At least as safe as they can be with an inattentive rooster like me.
Of course I never thought to grab my phone to get photos or video.
That is interesting. Keep the facts coming. Amazing.
That is the number 1 theory right now. She is more than capable. Whenever she flaps her wings to just stretch them she lifts off.
