I agree with you that they can roost in the lower limbs of trees. Sounds like that woman in the GIF had a host of chickens to look after! Most sources say that 10’ is the limit for the lighter breeds, less for the heavier breeds.
Well, at least Wimmer and Brady have Murphy and the songbird in the correct positions in front and rear views. I remember one B.C. comic where Wiley’s peg leg got switched to the wrong side in one panel.
A couple of years ago my wife and I moved into a new neighborhood. I commented to a neighbor that it was nice to have all the electrical lines running into the houses in the neighborhood under ground so that an ice storm could not take them out. “Other than appearances, it does not make any difference” he said, “All the lines leading up to this neighborhood are above ground. If they are down then we are not going to get any juice anyway.”
Speaking of Holmes and Watson, have you heard this one: Holmes and Watson go camping. At bedtime they crawl into their tent and go to sleep. During the night Holmes nudges Watson awake. “Wake up and open your eyes, Watson. What do you see?” “I see millions and millions of stars” “What does that tell you?” asked Holmes.Watson pondered for a minute. “Theologically, I see that God is a powerful creator. Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I see that it is about a quarter past three in the morning. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?” “What it tells me, Watson, is that SOMEONE HAS STOLEN OUR TENT!”
I agree with you that they can roost in the lower limbs of trees. Sounds like that woman in the GIF had a host of chickens to look after! Most sources say that 10’ is the limit for the lighter breeds, less for the heavier breeds.