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post #31 of 35
10/26/12 at 2:07pm
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Originally Posted by HiddenChicken View Post

IMHO, the reason the hen would sit all day is because they put the googly eyes on. The peepers are a specific size and shape, I am assuming so the hen will still be able to see enough peripherally to walk around and eat. The googly eyes increased the "lens" size by almost double, probably blocking too much of her vision. (You can see the size of the peepers as a shadow thru the googly eyes when the sun hits them.)
My hens, OTOH, are absolutely fine with the peepers. They can still do everything they used to do, and can forage for bugs, dust bathe, etc...no problem.
I think the hen in the video would've been fine had they not futzed with the peepers. Now, having said that, way smaller googly eyes would be ok & really cute! wink.png lol...
I was thinking the same thing, those eyes they put on it made the peepers useless as the bird could not see.
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post #32 of 35
10/26/12 at 2:17pm
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I was thinking the same thing, those eyes they put on it made the peepers useless as the bird could not see.


Oh man, I just watched that video, and you're all right. They blinded the poor girl. No wonder she was just sitting around.

 

BTW, I use a "snap ring pliers" to apply my peepers, and I've gotten so good at it I can hold a chicken under one arm and apply peepers with the other--and my hens aren't tame. Easy peasy.

We have a flock of 75-ish hens: Blue Copper Marans, Barred Rock, Red Sex Links, Black Sex Links, Easter Eggers, Tetra Tints, white Leghorns, dark Cornish, various colors of Rocks, some barnyard mixes, and a little Buttercup, who's just here for pretty. 

 

Also 35 broilers plus six Easter Egger cockerels in the meat pen. But they won't be here long. 

 

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We have a flock of 75-ish hens: Blue Copper Marans, Barred Rock, Red Sex Links, Black Sex Links, Easter Eggers, Tetra Tints, white Leghorns, dark Cornish, various colors of Rocks, some barnyard mixes, and a little Buttercup, who's just here for pretty. 

 

Also 35 broilers plus six Easter Egger cockerels in the meat pen. But they won't be here long. 

 

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post #33 of 35
10/26/12 at 4:57pm
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Oh man, I just watched that video, and you're all right. They blinded the poor girl. No wonder she was just sitting around.

 

BTW, I use a "snap ring pliers" to apply my peepers, and I've gotten so good at it I can hold a chicken under one arm and apply peepers with the other--and my hens aren't tame. Easy peasy.

 

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I was thinking the same thing, those eyes they put on it made the peepers useless as the bird could not see.


Glad you two saw the same thing. Poor hen...all blinded. She took care of that really quick tho--sat down and didn't move until they were removed! lol... yippiechickie.gif

 

ETA WalkingOnSunshine...I *wish* I had gotten the pliers. roll.png I have to warm the peepers in hot water to soften them, then have DH hold each bird in a towel while I put them on by hand. My girls are tame enough that I could do it alone if I had the right tools.  One of my girls lost her peepers this am in the coop...and already she pecked a scab off the comb of my leghorn, causing it to bleed.barnie.gif So, put em back on...


Edited by HiddenChicken - 10/26/12 at 5:03pm
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post #34 of 35
10/26/12 at 6:37pm
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Glad you two saw the same thing. Poor hen...all blinded. She took care of that really quick tho--sat down and didn't move until they were removed! lol... yippiechickie.gif

 

ETA WalkingOnSunshine...I *wish* I had gotten the pliers. roll.png I have to warm the peepers in hot water to soften them, then have DH hold each bird in a towel while I put them on by hand. My girls are tame enough that I could do it alone if I had the right tools.  One of my girls lost her peepers this am in the coop...and already she pecked a scab off the comb of my leghorn, causing it to bleed.barnie.gif So, put em back on...

 



You can buy snap ring pliers for about $7 at any big box hardware store like Lowe's or Home Depot. The prices they try to charge you for "Chicken Peeper Pliers" from chicken supply stores are highway robbery, pure and simple.

We have a flock of 75-ish hens: Blue Copper Marans, Barred Rock, Red Sex Links, Black Sex Links, Easter Eggers, Tetra Tints, white Leghorns, dark Cornish, various colors of Rocks, some barnyard mixes, and a little Buttercup, who's just here for pretty. 

 

Also 35 broilers plus six Easter Egger cockerels in the meat pen. But they won't be here long. 

 

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We have a flock of 75-ish hens: Blue Copper Marans, Barred Rock, Red Sex Links, Black Sex Links, Easter Eggers, Tetra Tints, white Leghorns, dark Cornish, various colors of Rocks, some barnyard mixes, and a little Buttercup, who's just here for pretty. 

 

Also 35 broilers plus six Easter Egger cockerels in the meat pen. But they won't be here long. 

 

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post #35 of 35
10/28/12 at 7:11am
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You can buy snap ring pliers for about $7 at any big box hardware store like Lowe's or Home Depot. The prices they try to charge you for "Chicken Peeper Pliers" from chicken supply stores are highway robbery, pure and simple.

Good to know!! I was wondering about that.... hmm.png
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