We fenced our garden this year to protect it from said chicken. Well, I am sad to say that all our efforts have gone to waste with her. I know she can easily fly over it, but last year when I had up chicken wire of the same height it was enough to deter her. This year I guess the temptation is just too great. I have sad little bare spots in my carrot & beet rows where she has made herself a nice little bathing spot. The purple corn that I bought specifically as a gift for my mother has seen 5 casualties due to Goldie. I had 5 seeds given to me from my neighbor's step-father's award winning ginormous pumpkins, all suffered an untimely death by Goldie. She completely incriminates herself too, leaving uprooted plants all over the garden. Pieces of the corn stalk she just killed, seedling leaves, etc. Like a child leaving a half eaten cookie on the counter. Perhaps I am giving her too much credit, but I think she knows that she is not supposed to be in there. Every time I catch her in there and head out there to shoo her out she instantly flies out of the garden. Come on, what do I have to do? Get a cardboard cut out of myself to stand guard?
The next reason she is on my bad list is that she is such a meanie to the baby chicks. I know she is the queen bee here, but come on. She chases and pecks constantly. No damage has occurred as of yet, and I am hopeful it will stay that way. Here she is chasing the babies around an old tomato cage.
She also guards the food and water. They have their own layer's food in the coop, but when she comes out she is crazy for the baby food. I guess like I used to like baby food when I was little. I am hoping our days start to go better and that one day soon the babies can share the coop with the bigger ones. Their box is getting mighty small :)
Goldie Guarding the food. I am amazed I got this pic, the chicks were soon chased off.
Cute little baby around 8 weeks old.
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