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The great escape of my Buff Orpington, Bertha
I was in the yard in Portland yesterday when I saw Bertha was gone, and the coop door was wide open. I found her two houses down, calmly pecking at my neighbor's petunias. I just walked over slowly, picked her up, and carried her back. Has anyone else had a chicken with a real taste for landscaping?
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blair6267d agoTop Commenter
Bertha sounds like a pro... mine always head straight for the vegetable patch. Try clipping just one wing feather, it throws off their balance enough to stop the big escapes.
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hannahcoleman7d ago
Bertha has good taste, petunias are basically chicken candy. Mine always go for the marigolds first, they leave the rest of the garden alone. Did she put up any fight when you picked her up, or was she just resigned to getting caught? My escape artist always squawks like I'm kidnapping her.
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