Well the little miss Sweet Pea had a hay day yesterday. Poor Lucy, the Pearl White Leghorn, was out doing the Chicken Scratch in the yard, which is a favorite passion of hers, and Sweet Pea decided Lucy was supposed to be in a cage with the other chickens.
Upon her unwarranted decision Sweet Pea went charging after Lucy, scaring her so bad she, Lucy, squawked as I ran searching to see the emergency, and saw Lucy scrawling into the motor of the van that had the hood lifted.
Lucy left some good sized gouges and was so scared she even allowed me to hold and comfort her. She is usually so independent you can't touch her in a marathon.
So we all decided until I get a run for her area she will stay in with Hippie Chick, the Little Red Hen, and the baby Lorps.
Lucy was indignant to being in a cage until she had the baby Lorps trained not to tug at her red comb. With the lesson came a hard one from one brave little guy who kept challenging Lucy by stretching his neck about 1 or 2 inches and giving direct pecks back and forth with Lucy. Lucy won of course.
Lucy's dignity at least partially restored and her safety insured she is a tad happier but wants to free range in her own place soon.
We are just waiting for a duck or turkey to put Sweet Pea in her proper place..
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