06/24/2026
I got out of bed shortly before 6 a.m, went to relax in my easy chair and listen to the coffee brewing. I could hear the chickens out in the coop which is not unusual because they all seem to want to lay in the same nesting box. However this morning they were a little louder 🐔
I thought that I had better look out the window and see what was going on...but just one more minute in my easy chair.
Nope! My Ukrainian worrying side took over and I got up and looked out - only to see a bear scaling a tree within the chicken run! To me it looked the size of an Alaskan grizzly 🐻
I went into an immediate Warrior like disposition 🛡
The Woodsman was just getting out of bed and was catapulted by my shrieks! We slipped our feet into a pair of shoes and the two of us along with the dogs attempted to get out through the screen door without opening it first...
need i say more? 😬
The cub would have easily scaled the tree and gotten out over the fence, met up with Mama and they disappeared in the forest with the dogs 🐕 chasing after.
Everyone on the homestead is just fine and I am immensely grateful for that 🙏 Only the chicken feeder and fence sustained a bit of damage.
Surveying the aftermath showed that the cub would have gotten into the coop through the coop hatch that I always leave open - that will change going forward - and would have happily sat there eating chicken feed.
Sir Kristoff 🐓 looked a little ruffled so we imagine he was fearlessly flying up against this bear cub protecting his flock!
We want to keep everyone as safe and secure as possible - thus we will be buttoning up the hatches a bit more- we also realize that we are set up in the woods and nature is as nature is 🌳
In sheriff Chesters 🐈 defense... today is his birthday, or at least the day he showed up on the homestead 3 years ago. He likely would have been up late last night partying and so he just accidentally slept in this morning 🌄
