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Three hens slipped out of Coop Deux this afternoon when the door didn't close as usual. I was able to herd one of the Dominiques back into the coop, but I had to net Julia, one of the game birds. Phoebe, the other game bird, flew over the fence into a neighbor's yard. I got in my car and drove around the block to get permission from the neighbor to go in their backyard to retrieve my chicken. Then Phoebe flew back over the fence and INTO THE WOODS.
Neighbor: "I've never seen a chicken fly like that."
Back home I walked on the edge of the woods, no Phoebe. Stupid bird. I went inside for a few minutes, went back to check on the first coop.
Phoebe was pacing back and forth on the woods side of the fence. I cautiously approached and she flew back into the woods.
Feral cat Wisp was there, and started stalking.
Phoebe exploded upwards, Wisp chased her, then Phoebe landed on top of the first hoop coop.
I threw some chicken feed on the ground. She eventually came down, went under the shed.
Around and around.
FINALLY I saw Phoebe pacing next to her coop. I opened the door a little, propped by a metal stool AND SHE WENT IN.
No more game birds.
Neighbor: "I've never seen a chicken fly like that."
Back home I walked on the edge of the woods, no Phoebe. Stupid bird. I went inside for a few minutes, went back to check on the first coop.
Phoebe was pacing back and forth on the woods side of the fence. I cautiously approached and she flew back into the woods.
Feral cat Wisp was there, and started stalking.
Phoebe exploded upwards, Wisp chased her, then Phoebe landed on top of the first hoop coop.
I threw some chicken feed on the ground. She eventually came down, went under the shed.
Around and around.
FINALLY I saw Phoebe pacing next to her coop. I opened the door a little, propped by a metal stool AND SHE WENT IN.
No more game birds.
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