Funny Story #1: Nicole has to work weekends every now and then. Chad is off on weekends so he keeps Addie. Last time she worked on the weekends, Chad and Addie had gone to the farm supply story and that’s when Addie talked him into buy three chickens. Nicole had to work this past weekend. She said she got a text from Chad that he and Addie were going to an auction . . they had ponies. Nicole said it hit her . . last time those two were together, they bought chickens. Will there be a pony in the garage when I get home? She said the entire day she was wondering but the ponies had apparently been sold on Friday and they were there on Saturday. When did Chad become such a pushover when it comes to animals? He’d pick up every stray dog he sees if it were up to him.
Funny Story #2: Addie loves those three chickens. She has one with her just about every minute when she’s home. Nicole said yesterday she and Addie were outside and when Nicole looked over, Addie was swinging a chicken! She has one of those round swings that has like a fabric/mesh type circle where you sit. Addie will put a little chicken in there and more like “rock” it than actually swing it.
Nicole looked up and saw a policeman had stopped. He had apparently already noticed Addie and her chicken. He asked if they were going to take their chicken for a walk. Nicole said “Maybe when the chicken is tired of swinging!” The officer asked if the chicken liked the trampoline too. Yep, the chicken has been on the trampoline too.
It is a funny story but it made me think . . if Addie comes here for a few weeks, those three chickens are not going to remember her and they’re not going to let her carry them around. I’m not sure she’s thought about that!
Joyce says
I had to laugh. I could just imagine Nicole thinking, “oh crap. What are we going to do with a pony…” 🙂 Addie may want to bring the 3 chickens to Texas with her…LOL
Dot says
My sister and I had our “special” hens when we were small. Mine was a Plymouth Rock and hers was a Rhode Island Red. We used to hypnotize them with a piece of straw. You gently lay the chicken on its side, with one eye toward the ground, holding it down with one hand. With the other hand, hold the straw pointing to the upper eye, near, but not touching. Then you slowly take away the hand holding the chicken, keeping the straw still. The chicken won’t move until you move the piece of straw.
Rosalie says
Addie could always bring her chickens with her!
Nelle Coursey says
How funny! I don’t know much about chickens but maybe they will remember her.
Susan Nixon says
My first thought was that Addie’s chickens could stay with you, too. LOL Just like Rosalie said. Not with the small coop – with the nice ones with Wilbur looking out for them!
Judy Laquidara says
I actually think it’s illegal to bring live farm animals across state lines without some kind of certification but maybe that’s just what Vince told me when I wanted to bring our Missouri chickens to Texas.
Chickens are a tight knit group and they attack other chickens (and usually kill them). That’s why it’s so had to add new chickens to the flock unless the mama hatches the eggs and then the others don’t mess with her babies. Adding new chickens, even little ones, throws off the pecking order.