I had many hens in my home and I loved them a lot .My hens usually settle in the coop in the evening.The coop was in the garden and it had three large rooms.There were hens and chicks at different ages.Some may be two months or five months or six months or even two years.The oldest of my hens is eight years old and her name is 'kizhavi' which means grandma.Among my hens ,I had a favourite chick named kothiya,which means a foodie. When kothiya was born,his siblings died because of a deadly disease within two or three days. Along with his siblings,his mother also died. So I had to take care of kothiya as he was so young. During the time kothiya was born,I was in my summer holidays.So I took kothiya and kept him in a cardboard with warm clothes.I fed him everyday with Raw rice and worms. After two weeks ,I took him to the garden and fed him with lot of termites. When I go to the garden along with him ,he follows me in each and every step. As days passed he and I became closer and closer.But time has changed.It was the time for me to go to school after my summer holidays.I used to put him in the coop and leave for school.He used to cry a lot the whole day.When I return from school in the evening,by seeing my face he will be in cloud nine. Then I feed him with rice and termites.This happened for nearly three months.Now I leave him in the garden with the other hens to find food for himself and leave for school.He follows me but I leave him in the same place.When I ma returning from school everyday ,he used to wait for me near the gate.When I come home,I will keep him in my lap and feed him food from my plate.One day,in a warm evening,when the sunlight started to fade ,I called my hens to settle in their coop. kothiya came first.I took him and kept him on my lap.I sat on a stone with him.When he was sitting on my lap,I removed my earring's screw back to clean it.When I am cleaning it ,it accidentally fell on my lap.Kothiya,the foodie thought that it was a food and pecked on it.One peck on the screw back and I looked it was going through his food pipe. I saw it because he did not have feathers on his neck.I suddenly catched his neck tightly but of no use.I was very afraid now. I told my mother about it .But she didn't believe that a chick ate gold.Can you believe it ? Do you have any experience of such incidents?
