Why did the chickens cross the road? To have a meal with the Perkins’ cats, Saga and Agent Orange, of course.
Two neighbor chickens "flew the coop" and free-ranged right into Chris Perkins' yard. The runaway fowls decided the grass was greener on her side of the fence. Which it was! They discovered the location where she tossed seed for wild birds.
“Now, EVERY morning, afternoon, and evening, I'm greeted by “The Girls”. Apparently, they think I am the Pied Piper or a living food dispenser,” laughs Chris. “The hens are beautiful and they make the softest little welcoming sounds.”
“The Food Dispenser" has learned the long-standing truth in the statement, “If you feed them, they will stay (chickens, cats, wild birds . . .).
Soon she could call the hens and they would run/fly to her.
“When they run, they sound like a herd of antelope, and they do run for food! I’d swear, their little beaks were smiling. Our old, blind dog, Cody, and two male cats tolerate the feathered visitors. The orange cat, Agent Orange, is an intrepid hunter; the black cat, Saga, is a neighbor’s freeloader and neither of them bother the large, hungry birds. However, the Perkins’s Per-kitties do hold their ground over their food bowls. The chickens try to muscle their way into the bowls, but the
cats give them the stink eye, and keep on eating.”
Chris, the Chicken Whisperer, shyly adds, “Yesterday I bought chicken scratch which the wild birds generously shared with “The Girls.” It appears I'm easily trained by cats, dogs and now chickens! Over the years, I've spent hundreds of dollars on dog and horse trainers. Cody still doesn't come when called and my late horse, Bolero, had to think about coming before he did. But the chickens? They literally run to me. Be still my heart!”
Fun Chicken Readers’ Comments:
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Not one to egg-zagerate, Sherry said, “I love chickens; they make me smile.”
Dawn chuckled, “My friend's four Golden Comet chickens dance for their dinner! They get in a line formation and do a little dance over and over at feeding time. The fluffy golden feathered hens are named after ‘The Golden Girls’: Blanche, Rose, Dorothy and Sophia.”
Edith in Ohio added her version of Old MacDonald with a twist, “And a chicken, chicken here, and a wild bird there, here a blind dog, there a black cat, everywhere a pet.”
TIPS - Cat Car Purr-cautions
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Diane, a Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales reader in Ohio, said, “I was driving on the expressway with my cat, Satan, and the sun roof was open. Satan decided to leap up. Her claws dug into the roof upholstery and she was desperately trying to pull herself up. I had to grab her to keep her inside the car. She had a
fascination with wind. It was the last time I ever opened it with a kitty in the car.
My other cat, Neiko, loved riding on car back ledges, or in his mesh carrier with his front paws hanging over the opening as he watched everything. I purr-ched it on top of a box, giving him optimum views. He’d love telling me about large trucks and watching the scenery.”
Angel Scribe’s 17-year-old cat, Myster E is an adventuresome kitty who loves car rides. While negotiating a left-hand turn in Tacoma at a busy intersection, he put his paws on the front door armrest to look out. He had inadvertently hit the window’s down button and the window began descending with him sitting in front of it peering out! From them on, I locked all windows before trips.”
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Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe”
8820 NE 102nd Street
Vancouver, WA 98662
Mary Ellen's Silver Persians swam their way into readers and viewer's hearts! They have appeared in magazines and newspapers around the world. (France, England, Canada, China, Germany, USA, etc.)
They are mentioned in Chicken Soup for the Soul books.
Also, several National and International TV shows featured the swimming felines teaching pet-water-safety. And their furry faces appeared on T-shirts and on Animal Planet.
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