March 19th

In Memoriam


Today is a sad day on or little farm.
We lost 2 of our beloved pets.
Hen Solo also known as Henny,
and Colonel Sanders, known as Sandy.
They fell victim to a local stray cat.
The CEO went out early this morning to let them out of the coop
so he could feed and water them.
That's when he came upon the torn body of Henny.
We had been only closing the coop door instead of locking it
because the wood expands in damp wet weather and is difficult to open and close.
He saw blood and feathers and said her neck looked broken.
(The sad thing is that these girls aren't feral, they are very docile.
I think their flight instincts may have not kicked in.
The cat that they normally see is actually afraid of them.)
That's when he did a quick heada count.
He only counted 5.
Where was Sandy?!
That's when he and I began a search of the yard.
We couldn't find her and she'll usually come when called.
Still holding out hope, we thought she may have escaped to the front yard.
We began another search.
The CEO opened the side gate to look there, and he found Sandy.
He also found the gray stray eating her!
The stray took off and he gently picked her up, hoping he could save her.
Sadly, but mercifully she was dead. Too much trauma to her little body.
The CEO cleaned up both scenes of our crimes so I wouldn't have to see.