Apparently yesterday Mean Chicken took the babies out of the coop. We got home from Abilene and when I looked over at the chicken pen, the little yellow bantam was running around . . outside the pen. We caught her and put her back. Same thing this morning, two were outside the pen when we got home from running errands. We caught them and explained to them that we saw another fox in the yard this morning . . something got the bait out of the trap last night but didn’t set off the trap so we bought a better trap this morning. Anyway . . caught the two that were out again, which was the same yellow one and one of the black ones.
Mean Chicken and a Baby
It’s hard to get good pictures of them . . they don’t stand still for long.
Headed Out to Play
I could sit and watch them all day!
Mean Chicken and a Baby
I think moms all over could learn a good lesson from Mean Chicken. Yesterday while in the doctor’s office with Vince, I watched 4 or 5 young moms who came in, sat down, yanked out the cell phone and began doing whatever one does on a cell phone 24/7. The kids would try to talk to mom and she never even acknowledged they were near her. One lady, when she did speak to her son, talked to him in the same tone I spoke to Mr. Fox this morning . . not very nice, loving or welcoming!
Vince said “If I ran this country, I’d outlaw cell phones! The very possession of one would be a crime!” Vince for President! 🙂
Mean Chicken never takes her eyes off those babies. If one of them is outside the fence, she is pacing and squawking and she keeps the other three right near the edge of the fence but on the inside, so she can keep an eye on the one that’s outside .. not that she could do much if Mr. Fox comes back. If one of the babies strays very far from her and another chicken walks up to check it out, Mean Chicken is immediately between the other chicken and her baby.
I know there are many good moms out there but I surely feel bad for those kids whose moms aren’t paying any attention to them at all.
Hilary McDaniel says
Boy don’t even get me started on this subject. I’m soooooo tired of trying to go to a nice restaurant and the parents pay no attention to their children as they create havoc. I’m like “hello” if I wanted that kind of noise, I’d stay home and turn on the TV to soom disgusting program they have now. Reality TV reinforces bad behavior, so we have no examples being set for people. It’s bad enough no prayers are said at the table, now we see unacceptable behavior from the whole family. Geez. Did somebody forget Manners 101 being taught in the home. I nearly faint when I hear a child say Mam or Mr. Very rare except military.
Cynthia says
I also see moms who let their kids run around dirty, and feed them junk food. I also have seen them swear at them as we’ll. I never treated my kids like that, let alone ingnore them for my phone. I guess you see all kinds in the world!
Dawn in California says
Love hearing about your chickens! Makes me want to get some chickens again….almost.
AngieG9 says
Love the chicken stories. I think Mean Chichen is a good mom, and you are a good step-mom. Do you get pecked when you put the baby back in the pen? They are so cute, I wish they could be house pets, but I don’t think I would like to be the one to clean up after them. And I’ve never heard of a way to potty train a chicken 🙂
Linda Steller says
I’m glad Mean Chicken is being a good mommy! I have a smartphone and I love it for getting texts (the only way my brother communicates with me), keeping my calendar so I don’t forget to meet my clients, using the navigator to find an address, or using Google maps to find coffee, a restaurant, a grocery store, or quilt shop in an unfamiliar area. I do not, however, listen to music on it, play games on it, read books on it, etc. I am amazed that the people who bring their dog to the dog park and then sit at a picnic table playing with their cell phone while their dog runs amok! Bad dog mommies and daddies!!
Susan says
Mean chicken has turned out to be a good mom. I’d vote for Vince. Anyone with common sense has to do a better job. I was in a restaurant one time and a mother came in with her daughter. I thought, how nice, mom and daughter dinner date. Then the phone rang and mom was on it all the way through dinner while daughter ate with no conversation. What could possibly be so important the mom couldn’t have turned it off for dinner with her daughter????
Joan in NE says
I see incidents like that too. Makes me want to just go shake those Mom’s and tell them to appreciate the kids while they have them. All to soon they are grown up and on their own. Was fun watching the grand kids grow up and now to watch them having their own families. One does forget how fast those little feet can move though. Kind of like Mean Chicken watching over the little chick that gets out. Wish more new Moms were as watchful.
Janna says
I made a decision a long, long time ago not to be a mom–I knew I would not make a good parent and I’ve never regretted my decision. I see so many parents as you described and I see the poor children my niece and her husband are taking in as foster parents. There should be some kind of requirement list for those wishing to be parents! :))
Sheri says
I’m so glad you let Mean Chicken become a mom. It sounds like she has risen to the challenge! (Maybe her new name should be Mom Chicken now!)