We detailed Bigfoot’s recent return (I can still hear the screams in my head!) at the beginning of our most recent podcast episode. In that episode, I said that Bigfoot first arrived in October two and a half years ago, so we were surprised that the activity started as early as July this year. HOWEVER, I was putting up links we mentioned under the episode, and it was NOT October! It was in August of that year! So, having him/them show up in mid-July should not have been a surprise. I was concerned about how close he/they were to our chicken enclosure.
On Monday morning, we had to rush Brian to the doctor. His lower back itched on Sunday night. I checked, but I didn’t see anything. On Monday morning, he was COVERED in a hive-like rash from his neck to his waist, and he was scratching like CRAZY!
The doctor gave him a steroid shot in the butt, and a prescription for steroids. We also picked up some Calamine Lotion. It’s now Thursday, and he still has the rash, but it’s receding. We don’t know what caused the allergy, but he ate a McDonalds breakfast steak sandwich on Sunday morning, right before the itching started. He gets those every Sunday morning before church, and he said that one tasted “funny.”
The heat and humidity makes him itch more, so I’m making him stay inside as much as possible.
I helped him with the chickens yesterday. He had to carry the big 50-lb bag of feed out there, from the basement to the shed in the chicken enclosure. While he was taking care of chicken business, one of our new hens walked right up to me, stood at my feet, and looked up. I very slowly bent down, and she let me pick her up!
I held her for a few minutes, and she just calmly looked me in the eyes. She was so peaceful but her face was right near mine. I told Brian, “If she all of the sudden pecked me in the eye, I would have time to respond.” That’s how close we were, lovingly looking into each other’s eyes. Well, I was holding her with her side to me so only her right eye was staring into both of my eyes.
Anyway, I put her down to help Brian with the watering. After I was finished, she walked right up to me again, wanting to be picked up AGAIN! We were BONDING!
She did that one more time before we finished the chicken chores. I’m in love!! The only other “chicken” who has paid any attention to me (negative attention!) was Benedict the Jerk rooster (R.I.P.!).
We have two young roosters now, and they are getting along. If they continue to get along, they both get to stay. The alpha rooster is larger, and he growls when you get near him. However, he doesn’t attack like Benedict did.
After the chicken enclosure fun yesterday, I was scrolling through TikTok in the evening, and I saw a video of a young woman who lost her right eye after a chicken pecked her! Our phones really ARE listening to us!
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The chicken that loves you is either God’s way of making up for Benedict the Jerk, or she knows that if you have feelings for her, she won’t end up being dinner someday.
Now that I think about it, it could also be Karma, and Benedict the Jerk has come back as a hen to balance the scales.
Tell Brian I hope the rash goes away soon. I had a spontaneous rash a few months ago and used Zinc oxide, which helped.
We’ll get some zinc oxide! Thank you!!! 🙂
Angela
These light-hearted articles make a refreshing change from ‘scammers’ lurking round every corner and even hiding under the bed!!! ‘FOGHORN LEGHORN’ lives on here. Might I suggest that Brian uses a wheel barrow to haul heavy sacks of chicken feed from A to B, or it could be a hernia for his next doctor’s visit.
Great idea!!! 😉
Angela
You are having fun over there. So is Chicky Chick.