fowl play

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   this is anecdotal and may well be apocryphal but its quite funny (if your sense of humour is warped like mine!)all the same.

long ago the local paper (stroud news and journal i THINK) turned in a story about a mystified farmer who'd been losing chickens one year over the course of the spring and summer.

in the autumn the owner decided to move the all-in-one-piece-inc-floor wooden henhouse elsewhere. farmhands were summoned to each grab a corner and lift.

when they did a large python was revealed. coiled in a cavity underneath.

Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire. 1970s

no idea if the owner was traced or what was done with it.

make a great cartoon!

ben

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Liz Heard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Location: South West Status: Offline Points: 1429	Post Options Post Reply Quote Liz Heard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: fowl play Posted: 07 Jun 2010 at 1:14pm
	this is anecdotal and may well be apocryphal but its quite funny (if your sense of humour is warped like mine!)all the same. long ago the local paper (stroud news and journal i THINK) turned in a story about a mystified farmer who'd been losing chickens one year over the course of the spring and summer. in the autumn the owner decided to move the all-in-one-piece-inc-floor wooden henhouse elsewhere. farmhands were summoned to each grab a corner and lift. when they did a large python was revealed. coiled in a cavity underneath. Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire. 1970s no idea if the owner was traced or what was done with it. make a great cartoon! ben