It's been a long while since I posted here but I will endeavour to bring you all up to date on the adventures of the Mayberry Girls.
Thelma Lou..the problem hen went missing in late July along with Skippy( she lived up to her characters name) I searched all the bushes and previous hiding places (under the outdoor bathtub, the bushes around the AC etc...) but to no avail. I was sure Mr Hawk had carried them both off.
A few weeks later our Boston Terrier Isabella began barking excitedly around some Hosta plants and I went to investigate. There was THELMA LOU! I knew she must be hungry and thirsty and so I ATTEMPTED to pick her up even thinking she was dead or injured. Well she let me know right away that she was having none of that! I aimed the hose at her pocked at her with a small stick and I could not budge her. Finally with gloves on I picked her up and carried her to the coop. Underneath her were 19 Hot stinky EGGS! She was convinced poor girl that she was going to hatch some chicks!
Needless to say that ALL those eggs got tossed.
Poor Skippy has never been found.
