Well, we lost a chicken today. I came home from work and before I got in the house my son told me that Leia had been attacked by a hawk. He was taking the dog out and saw the hawk dragging the chicken. He must have startled it because it flew away. It lurked in a nearby tree for a while. The other chickens were visibly spooked. Two of them were under the coop, one was under the deck and 3 were in huddled in the back corner next to the fence. I went over to see if they were OK. Once I got there they bolted for the coop.
We were all pretty upset. She was one of the original 4 that we got. But, that's how it goes. Nature can be cruel.
Below are several of the pictures of her during the few months that we had her. Leia was a
black Silkie and the first of our birds to
lay eggs.
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| The day she arrived. May 13, 2012 |
RIP Leia.
May 13, 2012 - January 23 2013
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