17 May 2014
Who
knew chicken keeping could be life threatening? A simple clean out of the
chicken house this afternoon turned into a major drama when, pulling out the
straw, I came up close and personal (like about 3 inches of separation) with a black snake that had been, up to that moment, happily hiding in the bedding.
Shocked beyond comprehension I exited
the chicken house at lightening speed and shut the door. Thank you SO MUCH to my friendly knight in shining armour who galloped to my rescue (almost literally as he was on a horse
on a trail in the bush when I phoned him!). When he arrived, complete with
snake catching apparatus, he found that the snake had decided the excitement
was too much for a Saturday afternoon and had vacated the premises. The chicken
house has now been packed with wood, bricks and sand in an attempt to prevent a
repeat visit…and I have almost stopped shaking.
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