I have a Brown Leghorn Roo, 3 mature Barred Rock Hens, two mature Easter Eggers, five cornish meat chicks, four baby Barred Rock Hen chicks, three Black Sex Link Hen chicks and two Black Orpington hen chicks.
Every last one of them did a flashmob on me. They froze in place for almost a minute...
OK, THIS IS FREEKY. All my chickens, babies and grown, just did a flashmob! I thought, "no way", and I turned my head and looked and every last one of them were frozen and looking right at me! I'm not joking! It just happened. After 30 seconds I yelled "knock it off" and they all broke and ran...
Yesterday I had a hawk kill one of my hens, it was the first time ever for me. Worst part is the hawk ripped it apart and ate it in the yard. When I got home feathers were everywhere. So I'm trying something new. I put out a dozen duck decoys and a gobbler decoy in my yard. My thinking is that...
