Wonderful rescue chicken, Gracie.

[chickenlips]

I wanted to share Gracies' story with you. She was raised alone in a dog crate to become a meal for a snake when she got big enough. The only person who fed her was the roommate of her owner and he came into the store where I work and would buy an ear of corn for her every night. He shared her plight with me and asked if I would take her, since he knew I had other hens. I told him I would and he plotted to kidnap her. Guilt set in, though and he asked the owner if he could have her. The owner refused and put Gracie in with the snake. Gracie froze and because snakes won't eat what doesn't move, would not eat her. The next day the roommate brought Gracie to my store in his jacket and gave her to me. She is the most loving hen! She layed her first egg that night, follows me everywhere and loves to have me hold her. She stole my heart and will always be my favorite girl.

 

[chickenlips]

Here's Gracie!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[edbama2]

Congrats on your save and new addition.

Funny, how they take so quickly to people after life threatening events.

 

[bayouchica]

You have done a wonderful thing!!!

Gracie is one lucky girl!! Is she a Buff Orp? They are the sweetest chickens.

Miriam

 

[justusnak]

What a great story....way to go on saveing Gracie..and the room mate needs a HUG! She is beautifull!

 

[thechickenfarmer]

Ugh.....I hate snakes more than anything! The image of one big enough to eat a chicken will be with me all day! I don't even want to know the details of how a person could own a chicken eating snake. That's so cool that Gracie layed her first egg at your place, she was probably too scared before. Poor thing, she's beautiful and happy now and that's what matters.

Jen

 

[pegbo]

Hurrah for Gracie!!! She sure is pretty and I'm glad you saved her!!

 

[CarriBrown]

Poor Gracie! She's so lucky that you found her!! She is beautiful, too. I have a buff that I rescued too. She's my favorite girl.

 

[SpottedCrow]

That's a great end to a sad start!
Boas and Pythons get big enough to eat a whole chicken...
She looks like a Buff Orpington to me too.

 

[speckledhen]

She's way too pretty to be snake bait! Good going!