Two things happened today while I was working from home. First was that buffy the big fat yellow chicken finally laid her first egg in 5 months. I though she was too fat to ever lay again but looks like we'll be flush with eggs again. Second, I heard a big commotion from the backyard of "BOK BOK BOK" which you either hear only if an egg was being laid or there was a predator. Since I had collected both eggs today already, I figured it was a situation to be investigated so I headed outside to discover that a bird had gotten trapped in the chicken coop. The door was open to let the girls free range but I guess a bird flew in and was now panicking trying to get out. It just kept throwing itself against the wire wall in desperation. Poor thing. The chickens were cowering away from the bird in fear. I would be scared too. I opened the main door and after a few more frantic flights, the bird finally got out. Even Sally the mean chicken seemed frightened and eagerly ran back into shelter after that.
Lesson learned: Your chickens will let you know when there is danger.
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