Farm Fresh Blog

I almost snorted frappuccino through my nose when I read a post on Facebook by Daughter and couldn't resist sharing it with you...

They have recently moved their family from the suburbs to the country and are currently raising baby chicks in their garage.

 When her father and I were there for Thanksgiving, the chicks were getting pretty big and the family was hustling to get their "chicken tractor" built so they could explore the great outdoors.

But as we have discussed earlier, the problem with real farms, as opposed to "Farmville," is that REAL farms are in the COUNTRY and thus REAL farms come with Predators.  And so it was that a hawk found its way into the garage with the baby chicks. Yes, according the Facebook report, chaos ensued.  (I laughed my ass off.)

I want you to imagine a young mother trying to chase a confused hawk out of her garage, while her toddler is busy tossing chicks into the house to protect them from the hawk.  (The mental picture literally had me falling out of my chair with laughter.)

Fortunately the mission was a success and there were no casualties.  And naturally, this was a stellar "teachable moment".  Lilah was later quizing her mother on hawks and asked, "Are hawks 'turnal' or 'not turnal?"

Nothing against the Discovery Channel, but few things quite illustrate the Food Chain and the Circle of Life better than a hawk chasing chickens in your garage. I'm just sayin'.