After a failed attempt at trying to scare the hen, it shrilled angrily back at her in irritation.
It was just a chicken, after all. Nothing she couldn't handle.
Slowly she reached out her hand to get under the hen, when, suddenly it flew at her. Distracted by the whirlwind of feathers, Meghan felt a sudden pain in her hand.
"Ouch!" Meghan jumped back against the wall. The offending chicken looked at her, its head twitching from side to side, daring her to try that again.
"Okay, you win this round," she conceded. "But I’ll win the war. Just wait and see."
To her surprise, the chicken casually jumped down from her nest and strutted out to join her friends. Meghan exhaled in relief and collected the warm eggs before the hen changed her mind.
She fought the impulse to run back to the hou
