Here is another one.

Chickens have 21 give or take a few, vocalizations. Mother hens can hear the sounds of chicks inside their eggs and roll the less mature ones to the center of the nest so they get warmer and mature faster.

I heard a very loud excited peeping coming from the chick room.

I went in and counted them and there were 15.....one is missing.....

I look under the bed, thinking, hmmm, they flew out of the big box (it is 2 feet high)....unlikely, but you never know....no bird.

OK....well, the dogs can't get in there....hmm, where is chickie number 16?

I go look in the box, and in there is the yellow plastic bowl in which I have food....overturned.

So I figure they need more food.

I pick up the bowl, and under there is chick number 16! Phew! Kind of like a shell game! Which bowl has the chick under it.

I am still wondering how they accomplished this without thumbs.

I can't do much without mine!