If you had been around my house yesterday morning, you would have been able to watch me chase a 10 week old Buff Orpington around the yard. When I went to lift up the roof of the coop, she was waiting for me. Before I knew it she had jumped off the perch and into the yard. The chase was on.
She darted among the two coops, grape arbor and garden plants. I was trying not to chase her accidentally into the hedge near by as the large dog behind us would have enjoyed a chicken dinner on us. She was slick and darted to the left or right the minute I got close.
Finally, I had to go get Makenzie because Mary is gone this week on her mission trip. I told Makenzie to stand between the narrow opening between the two coops. I told her not to move. I then chased the chicken into the narrow opening. She was blocked from both directions. I grabbed her and put her back where she belonged.
The good thing about chickens is they will usually not venture far from the others. The only problem is there are too many other animals prowling around here to leave one out of the fenced in area. I'll be watching better this time when I open the coop.
She darted among the two coops, grape arbor and garden plants. I was trying not to chase her accidentally into the hedge near by as the large dog behind us would have enjoyed a chicken dinner on us. She was slick and darted to the left or right the minute I got close.
Finally, I had to go get Makenzie because Mary is gone this week on her mission trip. I told Makenzie to stand between the narrow opening between the two coops. I told her not to move. I then chased the chicken into the narrow opening. She was blocked from both directions. I grabbed her and put her back where she belonged.
The good thing about chickens is they will usually not venture far from the others. The only problem is there are too many other animals prowling around here to leave one out of the fenced in area. I'll be watching better this time when I open the coop.
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