This story begins back on October 7, 2004 when we two chickens ( well, one cocky rooster and an old hen) went missing from Drayton Road. We were assumed to be abducted and the mystery began. A search for us ensued over several months to no avail and we’re here to tell you that those first few months on our own were tough go’in. The truth is, we were never abducted… we were totally ABANDONED by our former owners (who out of common decency will remain nameless of course). Yep, just thrown in the back of a truck and taken to an obscure spot further down Drayton Road and dumped by the side of a road. Imagine our shock! But we should have known something was up given that it was done in such a sneaky rush… the “Nameless Ones” acting all nervous like someone was going to arrive home and catch them or something. They couldn’t get out of there fast enough!
Well, it turned out that a family lived on either side of that road. We tried to hide at first, but it is pretty tough to do while dragging a ceramic body around. The people mostly ignored us, probably totally po’d at having junk dropped off in their yard. The snow kept us warm over the winter and by Spring everyone had mellowed; before long we had grown on them and were accepted into their family. We now had a spot by the side of the road to call our own!
Oct 7th, 2004 2:37 p.m./pre-truck Oct 22nd, 2004 Feb 8th, 2005
Turns out the ”Nameless Ones” did us a huge favour – we LOVE it here with Uncle Roger and Auntie Anne!!! We hang with our best ”bud”, Licorice and now a new horse, Raven. It’s so fun to have regular meals, swim, frolic in the field with Licorice’s mega bouncy-ball and Uncle Roger even takes us for rides with Licorice! Uncle Roger’s pretty good with the poopy-scooping thing too. The puzzling posters about us that came unexpectly, anytime-anywhere, have stopped arriving for the last couple of years. Thank goodness, it near drove poor Uncle Roger crazy!
So, we are neither abducted nor abandoned - we are instead, very happy run-aways.
The mystery has ended… we confess!
HAPPY NEW YEAR
ROGER & ANNE !
