joining the flock

/ jane in training

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I’ve heard that the best way to introduce a new chicken to an established flock is to simply place said chicken with the flock in the middle of the night. When the other chickens wake up to greet a new day, they stretch their feathers and think the newbie has been there the whole time.

Taking my cue from chicken behavior and knowing that humans are addle-brained while they’re sleeping, I’m re-entering the WordPress flock like a chicken ninja, under the cover of darkness. (You people in Europe and other time zones haven’t had your coffee yet or maybe you’re exhausted with your work/kids/lifestuff, so I feel confident in taking advantage of your addled brains, too.)

Act like you’ve been here: I’m not sure if the newbie chicken thinks it’s been part of the flock the entire time, but since my brain is sorta on the soft side, yes, I’ve always been here. I can’t help it if you haven’t noticed me huddled on a branch, waaay inside the bushes.

So, there you have it, I’m back to lovingly insulting you wonderful people and comparing you to chickens. It’s like I never left (because I didn’t).

 

11 thoughts on “joining the flock”

  4. Glad to have you back… even if you never left 😉

    Chickens are probably better than people sometimes anyway. The older I get the more I like animals and the less I like humans (some of them anyway). I had pet chickens and they were lovely 🙂

    Look forward to reading more posts from you x

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I'd love to hear from you. I don't bite. It's more like a gentle gnawing on your ankle.