NIGEL:
Well I was working in the yard & heard some rustling in the woods, which alerted Boomer to potential danger! He immediately went into action & started barking through the fence. I thought it must have been a squirrel or chipmunk. Not long afterwards, Austin joined the barking activity, although he was facing a different direction.... & not really sure what the barking was about!??
Anyway, as I was carrying a load of grass down to the chooks, the boys, started going berserk & I heard a loud flutter & turned to see what I thought was a turkey flying across the yard into the white pines near the coop. I then realized that it was a female Australorp.... #8 (yes we have them all finally tagged/banded!
So I began to determine how I would get #8 back into the coop (the only ways in at the moment are over the fence or through the main door? I decided that I would heard her to the main door. After 10 mins or so of careful & skillful herding (from years of mustering sheep, cows, rugby opponents & young children) she chose to go through the door. Whew!!!
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