Prince Edward and Miss Gray

Prince Edawrd singing a love song to Miss Gray

A very happy Miss Gray, with Prince Edaward

The story of Prince Edward and Miss Gray were residents of Windyville for a short time. It may not seem possible for two chickens, a rooster and hen to be the characters of a love story, but they are. It all began one spring day when they along with five other chicks were brought into town by one of the human residents. They were kept for a awhile in a cage, but soon the chickens grew too large and they were turned loose to forge on their own. They joined an old rooster that also ran loose. For several days they did alright, scratching for food along the road and in my yard. Two of the flock was run over by an automobile along the road and then the old rooster was attacked and carried away to be eaten, possible by a raccoon. Another young hen was also run over by an automobile. Four young chickens were left including Prince Edward, a fine looking red rooster. For a time the flock wandered about scrounging for food along the road, my yard and a small nearby pasture. But alas two more hens were run over and died. Miss Gray and Prince Edward were all that was left of the original flock. Prince Edward discovered another flock of chickens not far away and began working his way toward them, followed by Miss Gray. The two became very close and soon she was laying eggs each morning while Prince Edward guarded her. Miss Gray was his only possession and he cared for her very much, however being a rooster he needed more hens and stubbornly kept getting closer to the flock of chickens nearby.

The rooster of the nearby flock came out to meet Prince Edward and they fought, with Edward turning and running away. Prince Edward was just too young to beat the older rooster. And so it was at this point in time I decided to capture the pair and send them off to another place where there are lots of chickens. Miss Gray was easily caught and put in a cage. Prince Edward was now a fugitive and grief stricken by the loss of Miss Gray. He searched every where for her and attempted to go to the nearby flock, but I ran him off. One evening several days later he was caught and put in the cage with Miss Gray he immediately began singing to her.

A couple of days later Prince Edward and Miss Gray arrived at their new home, where turkeys, ducks and lots of chickens were there to great them, none to kindly I must say. The story does not end here, for Miss Gray left Prince Edward and he found other hens that would follow him. Oh, by the way, last I head Prince Edward had whipped all the other roosters and is now the king of the barnyard. Adios.