That must've made them angrier than a wet hen.
Bravo! This story made my day too. Thanks for posting it CFW.
Having six pet chickens, lots of these little sayings have become clear to me...like "chicken scratch" handwriting and being "cooped up" (chickens don't like it and will raise a fuss if they're used to running around) and "flew the coop" (that's what they do when you finally let them out of the coop...fly for a few feet, they're so happy.) Being cooped up really must be uncomfortable for them, because they like getting out so much!
But mad as a wet hen is still a mystery to me. My poor chickens will just stand out in the rain wondering what on earth is happening to them. They look down, depressed and confused. I literally gotta go out there with a piece of bread and coax them back to their coop so they'll stay dry! Heh heh!! They're so funny.
