Pop quiz! Who is the best guard animal here at Pumpkin Hollow Farm?
a. Bumble the greyhound
b. Henry Higgins the rooster
c. Aretha the slightly off chicken?
Our new neighbors were a little worried when the alpacas came to live in the back yard. They were concerned that their dogs would never stop barking. They have an Akita mix and a Pomeranian. Sooo, probably a good guess. They aren’t out all that much, so it doesn’t seem to bother anyone when they are out barking. Their parents always stand out there with them to make sure they don’t find their way out of the yard.
Doug went out to talk to them yesterday and show their daughter, who was visiting, the farm animals. The dogs weren’t making a peep. Our neighbor explained that last week the Pomeranian was barking her little head off at the fence when along came Aretha. She came running full speed to the fence barking herself! Her full eight inches of stature topped with the crazy mop of white feathers flying everywhere must have been terrifying for the pup. A barking chicken. The Pomeranian ran behind her dad’s legs and hasn’t said a word since. You tell ’em, Aretha.
To read more about our confused and slightly crazy, but pretty darn cute chicken click here or here.
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Good to know Aretha has everything under control 🙂
Since Bumble sits on a giant pillow for 23 hours a day and Henry is scared of me kissing him, we really needed a proper guard animal. Just a little surprised it was Aretha!
Reading your posts about your crazy chickens makes me miss my mom’s hens! They were so curious and funny and all had unique personalities. Thanks for sharing! (And Bumble is adorable!)
They are so fun! Thank you, Bumble is pretty cute (as well as tremendously naughty!)
That’s quite a story… A barking chicken!
Never seen anything like it!