Keeping the Animal Theme Going....

Last Friday, shortly before we left town

I checked the chicken coop and found a

freshly hatched chick abandoned.

My heart sank because we wouldn't be

there to care for it and it would surely

die. However, in an attempt to give it

every chance we set it up in a tub with

a light and did something I never, in a

million years thought we would do.

We gave it to Warren's Mom.

She did offer to take care of it

but I am pretty sure she was thinking

in our garage. 

Nope! 

We marched that

sweet little chick right into her office

and plopped it down. Turned the heat

lamp on it and gave her instructions.

Bless her heart Georgia mothered that

chick until we got back. 

She even called at one point while 

we were gone to say that the 

bulb seemed to be too hot  

and could she put one with 

less wattage in?

Yep! 

She cared for this precious little

chickie.  Never thought she'd be caring

for chickens when she moved in next door!

It is beautiful.

The prettiest one there is, in my opinion.

Not that it hasn't been trouble...

We put it under a Momma one evening when

they were all settled in for the night.

She accepted it and has been good to it.

But, the other hen, who has chicks of her

own did not. She was getting mean.

So I crawled in the coop, captured her and

took her to the other side.

Back to the rooster for the mean hen! 

That ought to

fix her attitude.

Well, wouldn't you know that sweet little

chick that Georgia took such amazing care

of squeezed itself right through the chicken

wire to the same side as that indignant

hen. Now, I had a skirt on and the access

to that side is a door that is about four

feet off the ground. I tried to get in but

couldn't do it fast enough...so...who do you

think crawled in that coop? You guessed it!

Georgia to the rescue! 

She scooped up that

chick and we gave it a stern talking to.

We brought it back to "the good side".

So far it is staying there.

Sigh....

This is getting a bit over the top.

The drama of the chickens!

Happy Outdoor Wednesday.

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Many thanks to Susan for hosting

this event each week.