Have you ever herded a chicken? My brilliant thought was to let my chickens do the "free range" thing, roam the pasture, be one with nature....while I got my Birkenstocks and long jean skirt out. And one of the little brave hens headed over to the neighbors pasture, where the bull lives with his polygamist family. Hubs, " go ahead, he's a Charolais, he won't hurt you....meek as a lamb"...righttttttt! So there I am, ripping my skin off on the brush, shimming under barbed wire fences, looking for the rabid bull and his babes...and there SHE was! Finally. She managed to find a hole amidst the brush and wire, hubs helped her through and then the rooster, Big Red, took advantage of her! And ya'll think I just sit around and eat bon-bons and drink tea all day? I wish.
Whew! What an experience. I vote you leave the bull alone. :)
ReplyDeleteChickens are a blast...and who ever decided they were just dumb birds? They've got comedy down pat! Hope you kept your Birkies clean...
ReplyDeleteNeed photo's :o) the mind picture is amazing....LoL!!
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That hen needs a talking to!!! I'm afraid the story did give me a smile......
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Love your chicken stories! This story was great too! Chickens are sooooo entertaining ... who knew? Hugs, Joanne
ReplyDeletePerhaps she was avoiding Big Red. Maybe she had a headache! Too funny.....
ReplyDeleteYou know, dear heart, I think your perspective on life in the county is what will keep me in the city. I may relent and find a small town though....
ReplyDeleteDidn't you just shake the feed tin??! Mind you - that might get the cows running to you too!
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