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post #11 of 37
5/20/12 at 7:00pm

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Mine know who feeds them.

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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post #12 of 37
5/20/12 at 7:00pm

I think that they do know their owner....the one who brings feed, water and treats.....and they will come running.  They will be cautious around others until they are sure that the others are also bringers of treats.  Chickens are soooo smart.  :O)

"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

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"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

Here's a link to my BYC page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-page

Here's a link to my BYC blog of sorts http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 

 

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post #13 of 37
5/20/12 at 7:01pm

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Mine know who feeds them.

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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post #14 of 37
5/20/12 at 7:25pm
Thread Starter 
She's so cute!

Happy Owner of 6 modern day T-Rex's, and 2 Russian Tortoises! There are more chickens on earth than humans & Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. Random Fact-- One penny doubled everyday would be over 5 million in 30 days.

 

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Happy Owner of 6 modern day T-Rex's, and 2 Russian Tortoises! There are more chickens on earth than humans & Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. Random Fact-- One penny doubled everyday would be over 5 million in 30 days.

 

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post #15 of 37
5/20/12 at 7:44pm
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Originally Posted by real_redhead View Post

My girls come running to most anyone who comes in the yard thinking they are going to get treats (they are very spoiled!!).  Do you give treats?  If not try BOSS in a cup, they will learn to recognize the shaking of the cup and probably come running to who ever has it.  Good luck and can't wait to see other responses. 

What is BOSS?? Black Oil Sunflower Seeds?

 

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post #16 of 37
5/20/12 at 8:02pm
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What is BOSS?? Black Oil Sunflower Seeds?
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Happy Owner of 6 modern day T-Rex's, and 2 Russian Tortoises! There are more chickens on earth than humans & Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. Random Fact-- One penny doubled everyday would be over 5 million in 30 days.

 

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Happy Owner of 6 modern day T-Rex's, and 2 Russian Tortoises! There are more chickens on earth than humans & Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. Random Fact-- One penny doubled everyday would be over 5 million in 30 days.

 

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post #17 of 37
5/20/12 at 8:10pm
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Mine know who feeds them.

That face is adorable! I soooooo need some JG's LOL!

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post #18 of 37
5/20/12 at 8:15pm

I heard that chickens can recognize other chickens in a flock of hundreds, so it makes sense they recognize people.
 

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post #19 of 37
5/20/12 at 8:45pm

Mine know me for sure..they are very wary with other people, and very friendly with me. I have no doubt that they can recognize people. 

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post #20 of 37
5/20/12 at 10:07pm

Mine certainly know my voice. They free range on an acre and even when deep in bushes, around the corner of the house out of eyesight- they come running when I call "Chick-a-doodles!"

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