May 8, 2006--At least one of the chickens, who has yet to be named even after three years, has a car fetish.  You'd think the roosters would be the ones, but no it's the hens.   This hen loves cars...any car it doesn't matter.  The minute she can get into a car she's in and don't think she just lollygaggles.  She's working in those cars laying eggs on the floor, in the trunk and her favorite place in the driver's seat.  There's nothing like dashing into the car to drive off and hearing CRACK underneath you.  Wet, a little slimy, but that gorgeous, deep orange, runny yolk.

Well this morning it was Aunt HaHa's turn.  Here I was in a hurry to get down to the city and so before I got up to the car I opened the trunk remotely--we won't be doing that again.  Before I could make it to the car Mario/Maria was in the trunk and a friend of hers was on the roof of the car.  This would have been okay, but Evil Parker came circling to protect them and he wouldn't let me near the car.  Here was this 2 foot high rooster pretending he was picking up seeds from the ground and watching me out of the corner of his left eye.  When I thought I could outsmart him (yes I'm a fool) I tried to go around him towards the car, but he charged me.  There's nothing like watching a rooster gain speed!  Well, I tried this twice and he finally got me, but good.  I have to say I was laughing so hard I nearly lost my balance.  Two hens and a rooster were holding me hostage.  And let me tell you they weren't bothering with ransom.....they were just going to stand their ground for the heck of it.

I started to get really frustrated because let's face it I'm an adult how can I allow myself to be had by a rooster?  I had to do something so I walked around the house ending up at the front of the car bypassing Evil Parker.  This exercise took too long for Evil Parker who got bored and chased a couple of other hens.  This left me to coax the hens from in the car, on the car and around the car.

This may seem like an odd sentiment, but call it a bit of forecasting.  Chickens live for about 10 years....Evil Parker is about three now and I will miss him.  We have four other roosters and none of them show the spunk that this one does.