Lindsey came down the sidewalk this morning with one of the runaway peachicks! It made my day. :-) Only one though. He found it on the diagonal other side of the yard by itself. So, I still have no idea if there are others, but for now, this one is going into the calf hut for safety and some food and water! :-)
This evening, I wasn't sure what to do with the baby all by itself in there. Animals just do so much better when they have a buddy! Choice 1 is to put the little guy in with the chickens. With the whole pecking order, though, I'm not sure this will be such a great idea... I don't know if he's big enough to fight for himself yet! Choice 2 is to put a chicken in with him to keep him company. I opted for Choice 2 and picked my docile little buddy of a Gold Star. I picked up Goldy from her roost and carried her across the front yard and put just inside the calf hut. She tried to make a fast get away back out, but I stopped here. Then there was a lot of hissing and feather puffing on the part of both birds so I decided that that maybe wasn't such a good idea either and finally chose Choice 3 - leave the chick by herself and hope she survives while I hunt for the rest of them... Goldy then was returned safely to her perch and enjoyed a nice quiet rest... :-)
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