What is this chicken thinking?

[bluebirdnanny]

Hey look at that.... she HIGHLIGHTED the feathers on the back of her neck red!!!! Think we should vote her out of the coop for being flashy.. yeahs? Nays?

 

[WickeeChickee]

 

[NickyKnack]

That's not a tumor! That's my sister, silly!

 

[Gramma Chick]

Get Off me Broom hilda !

 

[theoldchick]

What is this owl thinking?

You promised me a mouse. I don't see a mouse. I don't hear a mouse. Be prepared to be my mouse.

 

[theoldchick]

Hey! If hold my head this way I can see!

 

[Spoiled Birds]

You promised me a mouse. I don't see a mouse. I don't hear a mouse. Be prepared to be my mouse.

Hey! You Talk'n Ta Me?

 

[scratch'n'peck]

Unseen chickens: DIVE FOR COVER!!!!
Wow what a picture. BTW did you get to hear if your chickens sounded an alarm call? Have heard 3 different alarms for eagles depending if it is perched or flying or if the hens are about to step out of the pen door.

At the time my chickens could not see the eagle from their run that is on the other side of the garage. Even before the Eagles started nesting on my property, I know my chickens needed a run secure from bird of prey not to mention raccoons so they are in a big run covered with welded wire and pressure treated wood. I have heard two warnings so far for birds of prey. One is loud alarm call and the other is the high pitched "don't move" sound. I wouldn't want to see a Bald Eagle peering at me like this if I were a chicken.

If anyone is interested, I started a thread about the Bald Eagles: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/954273/bald-eagles-nesting-on-my-property

 

[Peepchirpquack]

 

[NickyKnack]

One of these things don't look like the other! One of these things is a red feathered mother! Who looks like she's laying an egg.