So it's been a while since the chicken me got a chance to speak to the chicken you.  I had nothing but bad news to share, so I figured it wasn't worth sharing.  Ah alright, I will tell you.  I lost one to a possible hawk, second to a possible Coyote, third one to a possible hawk or other avian predator, and 4th one (a rooster was traded for a Hen) to a Weasel.  I've just about had it with Chicken.   You would think I live in the woods, but I don't (perhaps I fool myself thinking that I live in a city :p).  

I lost the Lavender Orpington right when she was about to start laying.  It was a major heart breaker since I almost thought I was about to enjoy my free range chicken eggs!  Actually, that was my first wakeup call when one day she vanished.  No sign of her anywhere!  I looked for evidence, searched all corner of my property, beyond my property .. Alas, she was just gone!

I think I got desperate after loosing the Lavender hen.  Because I was wondering if one of the rooster was "Hen" .. LOL .. she ...Ahrm! I mean He had look of a Hen compare to the other one which had very short tail, but tall, and looked more like a rooster.   One day she started to crow (i still was in denial and after digging online, found out that the dominant hen often crows).  Well, I soon found out how wrong I was.  Anyway, I wanted to trade, sell one rooster but got stuck with them for a while.

I miss those Rooster Brothers.  I even made a video about them too.  It is still in youtube.  Just click on Pay :)

Towards the end, they were often coming up to my deck and crowing in the morning.  I was not very happy and my Wife didn't like that one bit.  I just couldn't figure out why they were coming up instead of the coop??  Well, the answer was a rude awakening (Literally).   It was about 4AM and my wife who also got up asking if I was hearing what I was hearing!  Wow, howling pack of wolves!  No way!   I ran outside and whatever they were, ran in the wooded area (it was very dark, so I couldn't make out if they were some stray dogs or Coyotes or Jackals .. (could be anything).  I just thought I saw the leader which stopped for a second before vanishing.   Oh I should say I did start to force them to go to the coop and locking the coop (which I wasn't before).  I was locking to ensure they don't come back to the deck and crows (also do some business).  Well, I was glad after learning about pack of whatever they were.  

Later I traded one of my Rooster for a older Buff Orpington Hen.  I think that was a very bad move on my part as I broke the brotherly unity that defended them from various dangers.   Soon after the trade, I lost the other Rooster (which also vanished just like my Lavender Orpington without a trace.   So I ended up with the Hen I traded his brother for.   She was very nervous at first, but slowly got used to my presence.  Just when I started to plan of using her as broody hen to incubate some eggs, she was killed by a weasel.  We discovered her headless body that was a work of a weasel.   

Now my coop sits barren ... all kinds of weeds, grass growing inside.   Part of me wants to give up and sell everything on Craiglist, but another part tells me to try one more time.   I just hate to give up without tasting at least one farm raised chicken egg!   Sad :(