lord-harry-bantam Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 about 2 years ago, my grandparents awoke at about 8AM to a loud clucking sound under their window. they both went down to see what was going on outside, and a white chicken was in their garden. after a few days, they asked about everyone in the surrounding area if they kept chickens...and all of them said no! they didnt know where this hen appeared from, but it just stayed in their garden eating bird seed, for about 2 weeks. it found a spot under a bush where it stayed every night. after giving up trying to find its owners. but the little white hen was then taken away by a family friend, who kept his own chickens, and introduced it to his bunch of chooks how often are hens normally found wandering around where they shouldn't be? it seems so weird this hen came from none of the surrounding houses. what do you lot think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Blimey, I would find it very odd if a chicken turned up out of nowhere, especially if no neighbours kept chickens. Nice that it had a happy ending though and went off to live with some chickeny friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I had a visitor for a lot of last summer. I couldnt catch it and sadly one day it just stopped coming. People do just dump them and you never know it may have been a neighbour whos done just that but isnt owning up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicki9 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 When Balti escaped last summer, she made it about 1/2 mile. She passed a farm and several open fields, but was eventually found in the road outside someone's garden. Luckily the person who found her and myself both contacted local vets and we were reunited. I was shocked by how far she had got! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Kate had a strange hen turn up on her doorstep recently, I think it happens more often than you realise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Bantam of the Opera's Cleo appeared from nowhere too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 shes my fav chicken now. its easy to see how they can get out though, shes the type of chicken you'll put in a fenced off area and she'll spend hours patrolling the permiter trying to find an escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Weird ! We were visited by the "ginger chicken of fate" on Wednesday and she's staying with us . No chickens round here so I've no idea where she came from but we're calling her Coffee . Edited February 4, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 The chap at my local poultry centre told me a story about a hen that arrived there in the back of a Marriage's Feed lorry, having stowed away at the previous stop, a free range chicken farm. She hopped out, happy as Larry, and lived out her days there - all parties having decided if she'd put so much effort into escaping she deserved it! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 That made me laugh so loud Jo - thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Fabulous story Jo. I wonder what plots they think up sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Lovely story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord-harry-bantam Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 well, it was a very happy and healthy looking white hen. no feathers seemed to be missing, and it seemed in perfect condition. if i had a eglu then, i would of taken it back home with me, but unfortunatly i didn't but in about a month or two, i should have a lovely green one, with sum hens of my own do hens normally stay in their garden? because we have a short hedge they could easily jump over, and a large gap at the end of the garden leading into the neighbours place. do you think i should put up a bit of fencing when they are out and about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 do hens normally stay in their garden? because we have a short hedge they could easily jump over, and a large gap at the end of the garden leading into the neighbours place. do you think i should put up a bit of fencing when they are out and about? Definitely Lord Harry. They are escape artistes and will squeeze through gaps that we didn't know were there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
