Went out to shore up a tilting set of chicken coop boards/posts
and thought one of the moult hens was huddled by the board and the rest had maybe escaped as the door is held by bungees and they're giving a little
Went in the pen and the chooks came out of the coop where they'd been hiding - all 8 of them.. the "moult hen" was actually a young buzzard that had got blown in through the flapping roof and got stuck with what appeared a damaged leg too wee soul.. No wonder the chooks went indoors
I got him in the cat basket but he was so traumatised I didn't like to do much other than move him to the hay bales in the barn with a better shelter and warmth - and away from the hens
He sat there a while but then flew off - hope the wee chap finds a place to shelter that he feels safe in and that his leg is just bruised but it was just not feasible to take him to a vet, he was way too terrified and I would have been of driving too in this wild weather, so he's taking his chances but hopefully got a chance to take and not residential with chicken carryouts either
When the wind dies down I reckon I may need a new chicken pen or they'll be free range whether I like it or not