At 3:39 this morning I was sleeping so good when the sound of a squawking chicken bouncing off the side of the house woke me up. What???? I get up, throw on some flip flops, grab the flashlight, and head out in my pj's ... temp? somewhere in the 40's. I have 1 roo and 3 hens (game) that are not people friendly who showed up a couple of years ago. I've never been able to touch them, just throw them some scratch daily. They roost in a big bush/tree by the house.
Everyone was quiet ... no sound whatsoever. I did hear movement in the top of the bush, so my first thought was raccoon, possum, or owl ~ but still, no sound from anyone and couldn't see anything either. Even the coop was quiet. I walked around trying to find whoever it was that was surely on the ground somewhere. I heard it holler from down in the woods...so, off I go into the woods to find it, scared of what I might find. After being in the woods for about 45 seconds shining the light, SHE came running to me. I was finally able to corner her by the coop...when I reach down to pick her up ~ she SCREAMED with all her heart and soul. I can only imagine what she thought had grabbed her and was fixing to eat her. OMG...I high tailed it to the house, only to realize I didn't have the garage door open. Dangit...she is really screaming now. I opened the front door, the dogs who would normally knock me down to see what I have in my hands ... froze in their tracks. The cat raced under the bed.
I took her to the garage, looked her over good ... placed her on a high shelf and went back to bed. This morning ... I opened the garage where she had the nerve to run straight out without even a thank you ~ found her babies as if nothing had ever happened.
I'm not sure if something was after her, or if she thought something was. Guess I'll never know.
Sorry Sue ... my neighbor who sleeps with her window cracked open.
This is her on the left....
Everyone was quiet ... no sound whatsoever. I did hear movement in the top of the bush, so my first thought was raccoon, possum, or owl ~ but still, no sound from anyone and couldn't see anything either. Even the coop was quiet. I walked around trying to find whoever it was that was surely on the ground somewhere. I heard it holler from down in the woods...so, off I go into the woods to find it, scared of what I might find. After being in the woods for about 45 seconds shining the light, SHE came running to me. I was finally able to corner her by the coop...when I reach down to pick her up ~ she SCREAMED with all her heart and soul. I can only imagine what she thought had grabbed her and was fixing to eat her. OMG...I high tailed it to the house, only to realize I didn't have the garage door open. Dangit...she is really screaming now. I opened the front door, the dogs who would normally knock me down to see what I have in my hands ... froze in their tracks. The cat raced under the bed.
I took her to the garage, looked her over good ... placed her on a high shelf and went back to bed. This morning ... I opened the garage where she had the nerve to run straight out without even a thank you ~ found her babies as if nothing had ever happened.
I'm not sure if something was after her, or if she thought something was. Guess I'll never know.
Sorry Sue ... my neighbor who sleeps with her window cracked open.
This is her on the left....
