I have a funny chicken story -- about 6 years ago we still have a couple chickens running around the farm... mostly big white ones... anyways -- one disappeared, thought maybe she left on a cebatical or went to the neighbors... little did I know she had made a nest in the hay bales and was secretly laying eggs and sitting on them. Well about 20 days later... there appeared about 15 little yellow chicks -- they "were" so cute....
So mama would come out of the barn followed by a single file line of little yellow peeps, peeping away... well that perked up the ears of our Blue Heeler to go and investigate this row of quickly moving little yellow play things.
Well she found they moved even faster when she chased them... AND they moved in all directions making the chase a good one. They darted and dashed and dashed and darted. Then the DH stepped in and told the dog "NO"... she cowarded away.
Next day out she paraded, and there were 13 little peeps peeping... so I said to myself.. hmmmm wonder where the other 2 went... searched the lawn to no avail. Next day arrived home from work, 4 dead peeps in the yard, dog under bush looking guilty as ever, 9 little peeps following mama in a row!
Next day 2 more found in the yard, 7 following mama in a row, dog cowaring under the bush...... this scene went on for a couple more days... until the last little peep was running like a crazy little bird in circle all around the yard all by his little birdy self. I was convinced he was tramatized by seeing all his siblings "murdered" by the huge beast we call a pet!
Try as I might to catch him -- I was unsucessful -- and as you can guess. The next day.... no more little peep!
