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post #1 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:03am
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and do you have any special "pet talk" for them?

I go, "here chook chook"

and for some silly reason, when I pick one up I am always saying, "who's a good chicken?" in baby talk.

actually, i say "thicken" and when its plural, its "thickenzth"


Edited by tdgill - 4/8/09 at 11:08am

18 Hens, 5 Roosters uggh lol, 2 Dogs, 9 now 2 pond fish. thanks alot you not so great blue heron!!,  9 Ducks, 2 cats black and white and not related.(Plus 3 strays that the neighbors feed but they hang out in my front yard...ALL BLACK AND WHITE colored!)

 

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18 Hens, 5 Roosters uggh lol, 2 Dogs, 9 now 2 pond fish. thanks alot you not so great blue heron!!,  9 Ducks, 2 cats black and white and not related.(Plus 3 strays that the neighbors feed but they hang out in my front yard...ALL BLACK AND WHITE colored!)

 

"KES" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOB8cwxSh-w&feature=relmfu A MUST SEE MOVIE. You will never forget little Billy Casper.

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post #2 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:04am

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post #3 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:06am

I only call them when I have a treat for them...

here chick chick chick  and they come running wee

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post #4 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:09am

I say "Here Chick chick chick" and I mimick the sound of the roo when he is calling them.

But, when they are free ranging and I head to the coop . . . no need to call them. They come running barely touching the ground because they think it's feeding time.

Michael

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post #5 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:18am

I just yell "c'mon girls!".  My rooster apparently thinks he's a girl, cuz he's always the first to come running.

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I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #6 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:18am

Well usually they just see me and they come... but.. I do call them too.

From the time they were a week old I would always go "hi you peep peep" or just "peep peep" and it just stuck... so now - they answer to that big_smile

They also answer to "chook chook chook"

Then again..I'll bet if I said "here kitty kitty" they'd answer to THAT too if I had food roll

lau

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post #7 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:21am

I MAKE A OWL SOUND AND THEY ALL PUT THERE HEASDS DOWN AND RUN LIKE HECK TO THE PEN LOL

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post #8 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:22am
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Originally Posted by GaDawg 

I only call them when I have a treat for them...

here chick chick chick  and they come running wee


Same here , although they run full speed towards me everytime I come out of the house... just in case there are treats.  roll

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post #9 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:25am

I just yell out "Ladies" and they come looking for me. And its kinda funny, cause there is a rooster in there now and he doesn't come when called. Maybe he is insulted? hu

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post #10 of 180
4/8/09 at 11:25am

I holler, "Heeerrreee chick, chick, chick!" and they all come running.  Wings flapping, feet running, and wattling as fast as they can go!  I love to call them and watch them run to me! big_smile

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