The owl and the chicken ...

Our friends Todd and Alison have chickens - they now have 1 less. A big owl went in to the coup that had 13 chickens and a heat lamp in it and grabbed a bird.The owl dragged the chicken outside and was unable to lift it out of the wire fence enclosed " Chicken Exercise Area ". It remained on the dead chicken for a night and a day - snacking and napping. The following day Todd approached the owl with a shovel and 2 dogs - it still didn't budge and clicked its beak in defiance.When Todd tossed the carcass over the fence the Owl took up residence once again on the dead bird and snacked and napped for another night and day.The owl left once it could carry its kill.