So I get a text last night that maybe one of my chickens has gone to live across the street at my neighbors chicken coop! Really? What can I say, you will never believe half of what goes on with those crazy birds. They are most adorable, very sociable and entertaining. Better than watching TV for sure.
So, my neighbor texts me a photo and it sure looks like our Churchy Chicken. She is an adoptee from our church. Our church used to have a chicken coop with chickens, along with their community garden. However, some of the neighbors said they had a rise in rodents and wanted the chickens gone. Don't they know a chicken will eat rodents, that is after they play with them for a while.
Anyway, the church found a good home for the 4 chickens down the road, away from the complaining neighbors, but this one bird kept escaping and coming back home. After the third time this happened, we were asked if we could take her home with us. Of course we said yes and before we knew it , a box with the chicken in it was waiting at the back of the church. After mass, we drove her to her new home. Now she's had a bit of a time blending in with our old girls but the baby chickens (5 months old) have no problem sharing with her. But Churchy has decided she wants to sleep in the barn with the ducks. Birds of a feather....not this gal, she is a rebel!
So I thought maybe she wanted a home a bit farther away but this morning when I went out to the coop to let the girls out, all my chickens were accounted for, even Churchy! Go figure!
I don't know where that chicken came from but she is not one of ours!
Another day, another nutty story!
Stay Warm, Stay Close to family and Happy Holidays to you all!
