- Sep 13, 2011
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We own two chickens that were given to us, and they have become very much a part of the family. They are free range and have a coop at night and live happily with our two cats and labrador dogs and they are regularly found walking into our house for whatever titbits may have dropped on the floor.
We've grown so attached to them they are such characters. Hence why I am writing this at 1am! One of them didnt come home tonight.
Usually when we call them they both come running, but tonight neither did at first, then one strolled out of the hedge, perfectly fine but the other was nowhere to be seen. We searched everywhere, there are no signs of feathers or anything and I would have thought we'd have seen something, or that we'd have lost both if it was a fox, since they are always together. We last saw them at around 3.30pm and our dogs roam free so they act as guard dogs for the chickens who happily sit with them on the house steps. We never heard any commotion either and I know they make a right racket if they percieve a threat since if friends dogs have been in our yard they go mental, before they even get close to them, squawking and clucking..
The one that returned I think had been in next doors apple orchard and so we searched over there, but I have to say we didnt look up, more we were looking for a roaming chicken. Is it likely the chicken would roost over there.. she always normally comes home but lately she has been sitting on her eggs a bit and so her behaviour has been a bit different. Maybe I am clutching at straws here, but we are all so upset. My daughter even said she'd give up all her toys just to have "diamond" back...
Her wings arent clipped, we've never needed to since they are so tame. I am hoping against hope but any ideas where we might look would be greatly appreciated.. people would probably laugh that I was out with a torch looking for a chicken but we've grown so attached to them.
Thanks for reading
Denise
We've grown so attached to them they are such characters. Hence why I am writing this at 1am! One of them didnt come home tonight.
Usually when we call them they both come running, but tonight neither did at first, then one strolled out of the hedge, perfectly fine but the other was nowhere to be seen. We searched everywhere, there are no signs of feathers or anything and I would have thought we'd have seen something, or that we'd have lost both if it was a fox, since they are always together. We last saw them at around 3.30pm and our dogs roam free so they act as guard dogs for the chickens who happily sit with them on the house steps. We never heard any commotion either and I know they make a right racket if they percieve a threat since if friends dogs have been in our yard they go mental, before they even get close to them, squawking and clucking..
The one that returned I think had been in next doors apple orchard and so we searched over there, but I have to say we didnt look up, more we were looking for a roaming chicken. Is it likely the chicken would roost over there.. she always normally comes home but lately she has been sitting on her eggs a bit and so her behaviour has been a bit different. Maybe I am clutching at straws here, but we are all so upset. My daughter even said she'd give up all her toys just to have "diamond" back...
Her wings arent clipped, we've never needed to since they are so tame. I am hoping against hope but any ideas where we might look would be greatly appreciated.. people would probably laugh that I was out with a torch looking for a chicken but we've grown so attached to them.
Thanks for reading
Denise
