- Aug 24, 2016
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Hi, about 2 years ago, our neighbors brought 4 chicks home, but did not train them to roost. So they slept in the maples and redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains. Sadly, the sole survivor, jumped ship and came to us as winter set in. We never had chickens, but I feed wild birds, so the owners gave us their bag of food, and we hesitantly did the best we could. Rosy still slept in their yard. She decided to return home after about 4 months. (I had picked her up and brought her out of the rain several times.). She finally disappeared.
;(. It's one year later. I wake up to a chicken on our front stoop, (a different one.) I give up, it's meant to be! 3 doors down, neighbor bought 6, this one took off b4 they could get them in the coop. He said if I can tame her to pick her up, I can return her, or keep her. Alleged Ameraucana, (I say Easter Egger.) Big surprise, now that she's eating from my hand, she's gonna stay! We are erecting a small pre-fab coop. She is roosting in our maple tree, so we named her Maple. I call her wee beasty and Lady Hawk. I joined the site for the wonderful support group, you so obviously are. Will send photos etc. when I learn to navigate. She's mostly black ruffled head and neck, big eyes, beautiful brown maple body, black short tail. I don't see that color for Ameraucana. 1st question, she is very tentatively exploring the little coop. When we finish all the coon proofing, any ideas about training this as a new sleep space? She's probably about 4 months...
;(. It's one year later. I wake up to a chicken on our front stoop, (a different one.) I give up, it's meant to be! 3 doors down, neighbor bought 6, this one took off b4 they could get them in the coop. He said if I can tame her to pick her up, I can return her, or keep her. Alleged Ameraucana, (I say Easter Egger.) Big surprise, now that she's eating from my hand, she's gonna stay! We are erecting a small pre-fab coop. She is roosting in our maple tree, so we named her Maple. I call her wee beasty and Lady Hawk. I joined the site for the wonderful support group, you so obviously are. Will send photos etc. when I learn to navigate. She's mostly black ruffled head and neck, big eyes, beautiful brown maple body, black short tail. I don't see that color for Ameraucana. 1st question, she is very tentatively exploring the little coop. When we finish all the coon proofing, any ideas about training this as a new sleep space? She's probably about 4 months...