Gertrud is on Strike

It all starts with one missing egg. For Anke Lorenz, that should be no reason to panic. But in Lüttmoorsiel, even a chicken coop can become the center of a crisis. And one of Anke’s hens has some explaining to do.

Gertrud still isn’t laying—and Anke is beginning to suspect this is more than a bad day in the chicken coop. Unfortunately, in Lüttmoorsiel, a missing egg never stays private for long.

The first rumors are spreading, and Gertrud’s missing eggs are becoming the talk of Lüttmoorsiel. Everyone has a theory, everyone has an opinion—and Anke is beginning to realize that keeping five hens may have been the easy part.

Gertrud’s egg crisis is no longer just village gossip. More people are getting involved, theories are multiplying—and Anke is rapidly losing control of a situation that began with one stubborn hen.

The press has arrived—and suddenly Gertrud is no longer just Anke’s stubborn hen. Cameras, questions and curious onlookers turn Lüttmoorsiel upside down. And Gertrud? She remains completely unimpressed.

Gertrud has become a sensation. Reporters, police, protesters and curious visitors descend on Anke’s house—and someone is already holding up a sign: WE ARE ALL GERTRUD. What started with a missing egg has officially become complete madness.

The Gertrud crisis has reached a whole new level. Politicians want answers, experts have opinions, and everyone seems to know what’s best for one stubborn hen. Anke, meanwhile, would quite like her normal life back.

The Gertrud affair has escaped Lüttmoorsiel completely. What began in Anke’s chicken coop is now becoming a political issue—and Germany suddenly seems to have one very important question: Why isn’t Gertrud laying?

Gertrud has made it all the way to the Bundestag. While politicians argue over eggs, prices and responsibility, Anke can hardly believe that her chicken coop has become a matter of national importance. And the madness isn’t over yet.

The cameras are gone, the politicians have moved on, and Lüttmoorsiel can finally breathe again. Anke sits down with McDoven and a glass of eggnog, wondering how four missing eggs managed to drive an entire country mad. And just when everything seems to be over, Gertrud has one last surprise.