disappeared
disappeared at Alektorophobia is a file of 3 stories. The newest of them: “When thunder claps and the coop door fails, two feathered friends are gone”, “The Great China Cabinet Escapee Returns After a Three-Day Fowl Mystery”, and “The Great Egg-scape: A Vanishing Hen and a Freshly Laid Clue”. Oh, that thunderstorm really did a number on your heart, didn't it? For three days, I thought that chick was a goner. Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every disappeared story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
When thunder claps and the coop door fails, two feathered friends are gone
Oh, that thunderstorm really did a number on your heart, didn't it? When the coop door fails and the claps of thunder send everyone scattering, it's a special kind of fowl play from Mother Nature. I'm so sorry for your loss, it's absolutely gutting to wake up to an eerily quiet garden and find your feathered friends gone. You get so used to seeing them from your window, petting them, that their absence leaves a void that feels impossibly big. It's a pain that's both ridiculous and completely valid. For anyone who's ever had a chicken steal their heart, reading "Dolly left the coop yesterday, and our hearts feel strangely egg-shaped" might hit just the right note of shared sorrow.
The Great China Cabinet Escapee Returns After a Three-Day Fowl Mystery
For three days, I thought that chick was a goner. No chirps. No trail. Nothing. I'd already accepted the sad outcome, probably died somewhere I'd never find it. Then, just now, it pops out from behind my china cabinet, peeping like it just finished a little vacation. I'm shocked. I'm relieved. I'm grateful my cats never attack the birds, but you never really know. That little escapee is hungry, thirsty, and very much alive. This is the kind of fowl mystery that makes you laugh and question your sanity at the same time. If you love stories of unexpected poultry drama, you'll also enjoy "Rooster overload: when your flock has more crow than cluck."
The Great Egg-scape: A Vanishing Hen and a Freshly Laid Clue
Four days without a single sighting, and then this: a nest with three perfectly fresh eggs. That's not just a disappearing act; that's a full-blown fowl mystery. I'm with you on the police-style investigation, complete with neighbor interrogations and guard check-ins. It's the only sane way to handle a feathered friend who's clearly up to something. The egg buoyancy test is a smart clue, but here's the thing: hens are sneaky little cluckers. She might have a second hideaway stash that's so well-concealed, even your garden is keeping its beak shut. Abandoning a fresh nest? That's odd, unless she felt spooked or just got a wild hair mid-brood. Don't lose hope yet. Sometimes they reappear with a dramatic "what?" look like nothing happened.