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More confusion for Francis
Francis had another 'WTF?' moment with The Laydeez this morning.
The Laydeez laid their eggs early (147 & counting since April 19, not bad for a couple of 'spent' hens supposedly 'egged out') so I let them out into the garden for a good old scratch about. Francis joined in by sitting his usual metre or so from the girls and watched them in his usual fascinated way. My lovely neighbour Bill turned up with a load of veggies for me from his veg plot and The Laydeez insisted I return the favour by giving Bill two of their finest productions. As Bill & I were nattering in the garden, a loud clucking broke out. Clucking of a nature that says "I've got a particularly tasty titbit" Bill & I stopped nattering & looked over to The Laydeez to see Cathode holding a shrew in her beak, and battering it to death on the ground. Anode spotted the delicacy and set off in hot pursuit. So there was Cathode, shrew dangling from her beak, running round the garden, trying to keep her prize and looking for a place to eat it, with Anode hot on her heels determined to get it for herself. Francis sat up, eyes widened to the size of saucers and had his "WTF? They think they're cats?" Poor Francis. He remains utterly confused by and fascinated with his hens. I managed to catch Cathode, shrew still in her beak, and Bill managed to remove the shrew, with comment of "Strong beak she's got there" The shrew was terminal, being outwardly unmarked but *flattened* where it had been firmly grasped by a beak. Poor Francis was immediately confused again, as The Laydeez spotted butterflies flitting about the garden. Cue one of the most hilarious things I've seen: hens chasing butterflies, beaks snapping, as the butterflies flit inches from said beak. At this sight, Francis could take no more and retired indoors to collapse in a heap on the living room floor. It's difficult time for the brain of a feline who is not long got over the sight of what comes out of a hen's bottom being deposited right in front of him to find that the hens think they are cats by catching rodents. |
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More confusion for Francis
wafflycat wrote:
Francis had another 'WTF?' moment with The Laydeez this morning. The Laydeez laid their eggs early (147 & counting since April 19, not bad for a couple of 'spent' hens supposedly 'egged out') so I let them out into the garden for a good old scratch about. Francis joined in by sitting his usual metre or so from the girls and watched them in his usual fascinated way. My lovely neighbour Bill turned up with a load of veggies for me from his veg plot and The Laydeez insisted I return the favour by giving Bill two of their finest productions. As Bill & I were nattering in the garden, a loud clucking broke out. Clucking of a nature that says "I've got a particularly tasty titbit" Bill & I stopped nattering & looked over to The Laydeez to see Cathode holding a shrew in her beak, and battering it to death on the ground. Anode spotted the delicacy and set off in hot pursuit. So there was Cathode, shrew dangling from her beak, running round the garden, trying to keep her prize and looking for a place to eat it, with Anode hot on her heels determined to get it for herself. Francis sat up, eyes widened to the size of saucers and had his "WTF? They think they're cats?" Poor Francis. He remains utterly confused by and fascinated with his hens. I managed to catch Cathode, shrew still in her beak, and Bill managed to remove the shrew, with comment of "Strong beak she's got there" The shrew was terminal, being outwardly unmarked but *flattened* where it had been firmly grasped by a beak. Poor Francis was immediately confused again, as The Laydeez spotted butterflies flitting about the garden. Cue one of the most hilarious things I've seen: hens chasing butterflies, beaks snapping, as the butterflies flit inches from said beak. At this sight, Francis could take no more and retired indoors to collapse in a heap on the living room floor. It's difficult time for the brain of a feline who is not long got over the sight of what comes out of a hen's bottom being deposited right in front of him to find that the hens think they are cats by catching rodents. LOL. I don't want to be mean but it's not difficult to confuse Francis. ;-) -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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More confusion for Francis
"wafflycat" wrote in message ... Francis had another 'WTF?' moment with The Laydeez this morning. As Bill & I were nattering in the garden, a loud clucking broke out. Clucking of a nature that says "I've got a particularly tasty titbit" Bill & I stopped nattering & looked over to The Laydeez to see Cathode holding a shrew in her beak, and battering it to death on the ground. Anode spotted the delicacy and set off in hot pursuit. So there was Cathode, shrew dangling from her beak, running round the garden, trying to keep her prize and looking for a place to eat it, with Anode hot on her heels determined to get it for herself. Francis sat up, eyes widened to the size of saucers and had his "WTF? They think they're cats?" Poor Francis. He remains utterly confused by and fascinated with his hens. I found this description in Wikipedia: "In Britain, shrews can be found at densities up to one per 200 square metres in the woodlands. These population numbers are controlled by owls, weasels, stoats, and foxes, which prey on the common shrew. A liquid produced by glands on the skin make shrews rather unpleasant tasting to domestic cats." It now appears that chickens need to be added to the list of predators that prey on the shrew! MaryL |
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More confusion for Francis
"Adrian" wrote in message om... LOL. I don't want to be mean but it's not difficult to confuse Francis. ;-) Francis says to let you know that he thinks you're being awful to him. He has gone off in the huff muttering something about 'Mothership' 'communicate' and 'hairballs' I'd be worried, Adrian, very worried ;-) |
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More confusion for Francis
On Jul 26, 9:48 am, "wafflycat"
wrote: Francis had another 'WTF?' moment with The Laydeez this morning. The Laydeez laid their eggs early (147 & counting since April 19, not bad for a couple of 'spent' hens supposedly 'egged out') so I let them out into the garden for a good old scratch about. Francis joined in by sitting his usual metre or so from the girls and watched them in his usual fascinated way. My lovely neighbour Bill turned up with a load of veggies for me from his veg plot and The Laydeez insisted I return the favour by giving Bill two of their finest productions. As Bill & I were nattering in the garden, a loud clucking broke out. Clucking of a nature that says "I've got a particularly tasty titbit" Bill & I stopped nattering & looked over to The Laydeez to see Cathode holding a shrew in her beak, and battering it to death on the ground. Anode spotted the delicacy and set off in hot pursuit. |
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More confusion for Francis
Although I love Waffles dearly, Marble and Francis
sure are worming their little selves into my heart with their fascination with the Laydeez! Thanks for the laugh. Lily & her mama "wafflycat" wrote in message ... Francis had another 'WTF?' moment with The Laydeez this morning. The Laydeez laid their eggs early (147 & counting since April 19, not bad for a couple of 'spent' hens supposedly 'egged out') so I let them out into the garden for a good old scratch about. Francis joined in by sitting his usual metre or so from the girls and watched them in his usual fascinated way. My lovely neighbour Bill turned up with a load of veggies for me from his veg plot and The Laydeez insisted I return the favour by giving Bill two of their finest productions. As Bill & I were nattering in the garden, a loud clucking broke out. Clucking of a nature that says "I've got a particularly tasty titbit" Bill & I stopped nattering & looked over to The Laydeez to see Cathode holding a shrew in her beak, and battering it to death on the ground. Anode spotted the delicacy and set off in hot pursuit. So there was Cathode, shrew dangling from her beak, running round the garden, trying to keep her prize and looking for a place to eat it, with Anode hot on her heels determined to get it for herself. Francis sat up, eyes widened to the size of saucers and had his "WTF? They think they're cats?" Poor Francis. He remains utterly confused by and fascinated with his hens. I managed to catch Cathode, shrew still in her beak, and Bill managed to remove the shrew, with comment of "Strong beak she's got there" The shrew was terminal, being outwardly unmarked but *flattened* where it had been firmly grasped by a beak. Poor Francis was immediately confused again, as The Laydeez spotted butterflies flitting about the garden. Cue one of the most hilarious things I've seen: hens chasing butterflies, beaks snapping, as the butterflies flit inches from said beak. At this sight, Francis could take no more and retired indoors to collapse in a heap on the living room floor. It's difficult time for the brain of a feline who is not long got over the sight of what comes out of a hen's bottom being deposited right in front of him to find that the hens think they are cats by catching rodents. -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. |
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More confusion for Francis
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message . .. "wafflycat" wrote in message ... Francis had another 'WTF?' moment with The Laydeez this morning. As Bill & I were nattering in the garden, a loud clucking broke out. Clucking of a nature that says "I've got a particularly tasty titbit" Bill & I stopped nattering & looked over to The Laydeez to see Cathode holding a shrew in her beak, and battering it to death on the ground. Anode spotted the delicacy and set off in hot pursuit. So there was Cathode, shrew dangling from her beak, running round the garden, trying to keep her prize and looking for a place to eat it, with Anode hot on her heels determined to get it for herself. Francis sat up, eyes widened to the size of saucers and had his "WTF? They think they're cats?" Poor Francis. He remains utterly confused by and fascinated with his hens. I found this description in Wikipedia: "In Britain, shrews can be found at densities up to one per 200 square metres in the woodlands. These population numbers are controlled by owls, weasels, stoats, and foxes, which prey on the common shrew. A liquid produced by glands on the skin make shrews rather unpleasant tasting to domestic cats." It also apparently makes them hurl. -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh |
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More confusion for Francis
"Kreisleriana" wrote in message m... "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message . .. "wafflycat" wrote in message ... Francis had another 'WTF?' moment with The Laydeez this morning. As Bill & I were nattering in the garden, a loud clucking broke out. Clucking of a nature that says "I've got a particularly tasty titbit" Bill & I stopped nattering & looked over to The Laydeez to see Cathode holding a shrew in her beak, and battering it to death on the ground. Anode spotted the delicacy and set off in hot pursuit. So there was Cathode, shrew dangling from her beak, running round the garden, trying to keep her prize and looking for a place to eat it, with Anode hot on her heels determined to get it for herself. Francis sat up, eyes widened to the size of saucers and had his "WTF? They think they're cats?" Poor Francis. He remains utterly confused by and fascinated with his hens. I found this description in Wikipedia: "In Britain, shrews can be found at densities up to one per 200 square metres in the woodlands. These population numbers are controlled by owls, weasels, stoats, and foxes, which prey on the common shrew. A liquid produced by glands on the skin make shrews rather unpleasant tasting to domestic cats." It also apparently makes them hurl. Yes, it does. Boyfie tried one twice and upchucked both times. It was when he was learning what the local rodent population had to offer and shrews were a big mistake. My chickens will eat them though, given the chance, and mowsies too. Tweed |
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More confusion for Francis
Will in New Haven wrote:
Oh, that's great. I had never heard of a chicken preying on a vertebrate and a shrew at that. Neither did I - I didn't even know that chickens were predators, other than for bugs, worms, etc. Most birds eat bugs and worms, don't they? And yet they're not considered birds of prey unless they eat... well, vertebrates, as Will said. -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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More confusion for Francis
wafflycat wrote:
Francis had another 'WTF?' moment with The Laydeez this morning. Thank you, Helen, for another entertaining Francis and the Laydeez tale. (Hmm, that could be the title of the book you publish which contains all of these stories. Or failing that, it could be the name of a 60s retro cover band. ) Poor Francis - his world has been turned upside-down. On the other hand, it sounds like he hasn't had this much excitement in quite a while, so maybe this is good for him! -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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