Walking down Duvall Street in Key West with my 5 year old. She is chasing a line of baby chicks following their mama hen. I think of warning her away, but conclude she will not catch one, so I let it go.
She very nearly scoops up a baby chick when its frantic "peeping" launched the Mama Hen into action. The chicken came FLYING at my kid, claws out and wings extended. My DD climbed me like a tree and screamed. I was so weak with laughter I had to hold onto the wall of the building. Later I learned that all the "wild" chickens in the Keys are descendants of farm hens and fighting cocks. Guess that makes me a bad mom, huh?
A Zombie Chicken approaches your grandchild at the zoo...
And you let it terrorize her, because, hell, it's a photo opp.
I'm only afraid of rabbits. So I'd have done the same thing :)
ReplyDeleteAnd you laugh the whole time of course (that's the bad mama idea, anyway)
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! So glad to see you blogging.
ReplyDeleteWalking down Duvall Street in Key West with my 5 year old. She is chasing a line of baby chicks following their mama hen. I think of warning her away, but conclude she will not catch one, so I let it go.
ReplyDeleteShe very nearly scoops up a baby chick when its frantic "peeping" launched the Mama Hen into action. The chicken came FLYING at my kid, claws out and wings extended. My DD climbed me like a tree and screamed. I was so weak with laughter I had to hold onto the wall of the building. Later I learned that all the "wild" chickens in the Keys are descendants of farm hens and fighting cocks. Guess that makes me a bad mom, huh?