Some of our chooks don't care when something falls. The others try to run but wait for me to get out of the way. As soon as I move, even thirty seconds later, they run out very fast. Quite funny to watch.
She looks bright enough - hope she is ok.
I also suspected this, but she is a large bird so I was leery to think of such a thing. Her daughter Dorothy doesn’t have the poofy head but does have the cheek muffs. I am trying to remember if a beard or not… I think yes. And dark skin, both of them.
Oh darn! But glad you’re home to deal with this rather then off somewhere.
Did you try party cityRatwars update:
Failed first mission: There is NO and I mean NO dry ice to be found within a reasonable driving distance to me. I called every grocery store, Walmart, tractor supply, rural king, gas stations, and even the fire department as it is used in fire fighting sometimes, none to be had. I was so disappointed. The only way I can get it is to drive 2 hrs away to get it. Deep sigh
Down but not defeated: We pulled up the picnic table top we had buried under the coop floor to help keep larger predators from burrowing into the coop. Under that we found a nest and destroyed it, killed all the babies we could find. We then flooded the tunnels.
Fall back until reinforcements arrive: I have ordered an electrocution type trap and will bait it. I suspect I will have to resort to poison in tamper proof bait boxes as they are so numerous and today we saw several generations worth of them.
I will end with one word: ICK
If you let them be, I suspect they would stay put until the mad rush is dwindled...provided you didn't put them in the favored box. When they join the mad rush, you know they're accepted.
Talking of mad rush - the video cam just caught this - Sylvie mid air trying to catch up.
