Chicken fun!

I have had a bit of excitement round here this morning!!!

I went up the garden to feed the birds, Tom is still here, and let the chickens out to play.

After they had all come out and were busy foraging for the seed etc.  I went into the ranch to collect the eggs, check the food and water . . . .funny noises . . . . Checking the water,very cold water, I found Petunia having swimming lessons!!

I fished her out quickly and placed inside the coop.  She was soaking and shivering, I had no idea how long she had been in there . . . .

I fetched a nice thick bath towel and then scooped her up in it and gave her a good rubbing (heavy stroking) to get her circulation going, her bare bits were quite blue.  She just let me do whatever, I don't know whether it was shock or cold, poor thing.

Eventually I unwrapped her and put her back in the coop, added lots of bedding round her and some corn (corn keeps them warm - I don't know, it's something Peter said).

I checked the water container which was filthy, them chickens have had themselves a mud bath with all this rain!!  After I had washed it out, I then left it to fill up with fresh water!

I went back after a couple of hours with the last pumpkin half and lo!  there she was at the front of the queue.

Nothing wrong with her now, thank goodness.