We are down to 3, now. Yummy was the Matriarch. Even as she started to fade, she maintained her position.....none of the others would mess with her, or challenge her.
The Girls have mostly stopped laying eggs, we only get about one or two a week. They seem to have been stressed too much, neighbors dogs, extreme cold, etc. The fresh eggs were nice, but we have them as pets, so the eggs were just a bonus.
View attachment 475620Funny story:
We had a family of foxes move in just this summer. We only let The Girls free range if we are there with them (helps to discourage hawks, etc), but I was worried about them anyway. One evening, Dio, Goober (our cat) and I were standing around when a fox stepped out of the woods right in front of us. I guess it didn't know we were there.
My first reaction was to try to grab Goober, before the fox got him. I never got the chance....Goober took off after the fox. He chased it clear off of the property, and we never saw it again!!!!
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View attachment 475621Hmmmmmm, makes me wonder what he did to the rest of the fox family.....