When Tom Cowley lost his beloved pet chicken he was offered help from all the way across the ocean.
Tom was devastated after Ginger escaped from his back garden and feared he would never see the Gingernut Ranger hen again.
After a frantic two-day search, the 11-year-old’s mother Louise logged on to Twitter to tweet her distress. A US follower retweeted her post.
This retweet was seen by Catherine Inglis, the founder of PetsLocated.com, who then contacted Louise to spread the word about missing Ginger.
Luckily, one of their posters was spotted by Emma Maloret, from Tiny Horizons nursery, who recognised the hen straight away as it was cosied up on the nursery farm.
Tiny Horizons is on the opposite side of the busy A43, where Tom lives, in Moulton, Northampton. This meant that brave Ginger had merely walked across the road.
Louise, who runs a bakery business, said: ‘It was amazing. We did look for Ginger and asked neighbours but we’d given up.
‘It’s hilarious, really. We’re delighted to have her back.’
Tom, who also has a gecko, three fish and a dog, added: ‘Ginger has been my pet chicken for two years and when I lost her last week I couldn’t believe it.
‘How she crossed such a busy a road and survived I’ll never know.’
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