Today was a sad day for our hens and rooster; in fact, it was their last. James happened upon the tragedy as he was bringing ashes to the compost heap. He saw a huge red-tailed hawk in the chicken pen...and after the hawk flew off, noticed that the hens were missing and the rooster was on his side. We aren't sure exactly sure what happened, but we think that the hawk had a thing or two to do with it. James & I searched the surrounding fields for evidence of the hens (feathers, blood, etc.), but didn't see anything. Unfortunately, there weren't any witnesses...except the doggies, but they aren't the most reliable! :) So..goodbye to the days of shooing the rooster, feeding the hens, and collecting eggs...what a sad & scary day for the birds....and what a vicious hawk. It's hard to believe he was able to fly off with two decent sized chickens...but I guess we'll never know!
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oh goodness. :( i'm glad you called today, dorby. xoxox
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