This afternoon I was sitting and knitting, we both began to hear thunder in the distance. It wasn’t long before the dark clouds began rolling in.
Storm Clouds
To me .. Sunday afternoon . . thunderstorm . . that can mean one thing . . naptime! I heard the rain hitting the bedroom window but I slept right through whatever moved through here. Next thing I knew, more thunder woke me up. I looked at the clock and it was 7:15 p.m. I had been sleeping two hours so I jumped up and went to take care of the chickens before the next storm rolled in.
As I rounded the corner headed to the coop, I met Vince and he had already gone out and fed and watered the chickens and gathered eggs AND came across a snake in the coop. The snake had already consumed a few eggs and a golf ball so he was in no mood for traveling.
The weird thing is that we had chickens three years in Missouri and this is our fifth year to have them here. One year we had two snakes in one coop and that’s it. This year, 14 snakes so far, 11 of them inside the coops.
Thank goodness it was Vince and not me out there, still half asleep from my long nap. It’s going to be a very long time, maybe never, before I can open those coops without holding my breath and hoping there’s not a snake in there.
Valerie J. Zagami says
Vince to the rescue ! Got to love that man… Eeeeeek snakes.
dezertsuz says
That’s a lot of snakes in one season in one place! I hope the rain will give them better living outside the coops! It’s pretty hard to keep them out, I would think. These are all different snakes?
treadlemusic says
My, you are having a battle with reptiles! When we had chickens, it was coyotes that hovered but it’s a lot easier to fence for them!!!!!
Ranch Wife says
I’m almost afraid to comment on your snake posts because I don’t want to jinx things around here. 🙂 We’ve been here 13 years and I’ve only had 2 snakes in the coop and only once did I lose 2 eggs. It was a huge bull snake and we just relocated him. I’m wondering if having the guineas has helped.
Here’s hoping that’s the last of the snakes for you. I never walk outside without snakes on my mind.
Joyce says
I had not seen any snakes in my yard other than dead ones for several years. This year I’ve had one dead one, and at least three live sightings over a one week period. Eek! Snakes make me jump. (and jumpy) LOL
Carolyn says
All these snakes makes me wonder if you don’t have a den of them somewhere close by.
The Eclectic Abuela says
Sunday + Rain = Nap
This is math I understand! 🙂
cassews says
YUCK snakes … but at least he was a helping you out . Love a good rain storm, we are supposed to get overnight rains tonite and tomorrow nite so we shall see …