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My light isn't bright and shines downward below where they roost. If they're sleeping when I walk in, the noise wakes them up. They can look straight at me in the dim light. They cluck some hellos. When it gets really cold, I put in a heat lamp. They like it.

When predators can't hide in the dark, they might be afraid of getting pecked by chickens. I trapped a skunk and while I was trying to figure out how to let it lose without getting sprayed, I noticed that it was terrified whenever a hen walked over to the trap to look at it. In the dark, the...

It was a little helpful. Thanks! I didn't expect those meat birds to have such sweet temperaments. Either that or they're just really dumb and too fat to run from me. They stand there and let me pick them up and their voices are different from the layers. Kind of more resonant. I wish I could...

I have layers but bought two meat bird chicks because I had a pea chick who needed company. The meat bird chicks were all that were available at the time. I didn't know much about them but I figured I'd have to have the meat birds killed before they collapsed under their own weight. They are now...

I thought my chicken shed was safe from predators until I found my setting hen killed because the predator wanted the eggs. It turned out to be an opossum. I was amazed that it managed to slip through a very small opening where the walls met the roof. There was no way to climb up the shed. The...

Sorry I took so long to respond. I'm on the Damascus side. Damascus.... ha! That's a whole drama, whether in Syria or Oregon. Maybe that name carries a curse.

I would have to say chickens because they're more affectionate. Except recently I had to take one of my pea chicks inside because another peahen wanted to kill him. It was lonely so I bought to pullets to live with him. Now he's grown and enjoys as much cuddling as the chickens. Not only that, I...

I got an anonymous note from a neighbor complaining about the racket my peafowl kept up all night. It was this last spring that they were unusually noisy. I have so many to get rid of. They sure like to breed.

Boring is a good name for making jokes. Recently a town in Scotland called Dull and Boring joined up as sister cities.

Wow, I just joined today. I live right outside of Boring. Boring is a great place for animal lovers.

I just now joined this forum because I was looking for ways to keep my meat bird chicks from dying when they grow older. One of my peahens hatched a white chick, which for some reason, became a target of another peahen who kept trying to kill it. I took the chick in and then asked around if...