That time my neighbor's kids scared my hens into hiding for 2 days

A pack of kids ran through my yard chasing a ball and my whole flock vanished under the coop. Took me hours to coax them out with scratch grains and now I always keep a small fenced run attached. Anyone else deal with spooked birds taking forever to come back?

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lily_schmidt533mo ago

Three days once for my neighbor's dog to come back after a loud truck backfire, took bacon to lure him out and now he hides under the porch at any noise. It's funny how one big scare can totally reset a creature's sense of safety for a while.

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alice8083mo ago

Makes you wonder how many little fears we all carry around from stuff like that.

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