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If they weren't playing tug-of-war with it, the one who had it would have slurped it down like a noodle!

A dominant hen will take the role of a rooster if there isn't one around, it can lead to strange things like that happening, and sometimes the hen even starts crowing! :p I have 3 boys, though Scruff is the youngest and the hens don't quite respect him yet... He has to run for his life when he...

She's a big fluff butt! :p

I made a quail egg sandwich as a snack... The chickens stole one boiled quail egg though. It rolled off my sandwich as I was folding it, and chaos ensued from the previously sleeping hens, as the lead hen divebombed it the moment it hit the floor and grabbed it. I thought it was game over, when...

My silkie roos sometimes have their scuffles, but neither get injured from them. It is just them showing off their strength to the girls and asserting dominance. :p Just because a breed is said to be docile doesn't grantee a docile bird due to differing personalities. I know that they can cause...

Doubt it was a corvid that triggered the response though, at most they growl at pigeons and crows, never scatter and hide like my hens did or scream like the roos, even when one lands practically right next to them. Only times I ever see that happen is whenever I hear the faint "kwee" call in...

There's been a bird of prey of some kind in the area and it keeps scaring the chickens. I was putting the shopping away when the 2 Roos started screaming and doing the warning calls and all the hens were crammed into corners of the yard and in the blackberry bush. Luckily all were accounted for...

The majestic Unichicken XP This is what happens when I am bored and a hen gets caught in the rain. She was not amused with me messing with her feathers, but enjoyed being cuddled. :p She shook her head right after the pic and returned her poofy head feathers back to normal.

Also... My chickens are pros in getting stuck in and on the silliest places where they could easily get out from if they didn't panic right away... :lau One hen jumped up and perched on a rather high fence, and instead of just hopping down, which she was capable of doing as she got herself up...

The story of how a young, easily distracted hen finally laid her first egg. :p

So, I found an old watch... My quail are fascinated by it while my chickens seem to think it is some kind of parasite... :lau When it is on me, they try and peck it off, but when it is on the ground, they make a circle around it making angry noises and keeping a safe distance, as if expecting...

My silkie roo is a total marshmallow and even when he does jump or peck, he has hardly, if any, force behind it and only does it if he feels that I am harassing his flock by them flapping about or making a fuss due to me holding them at foraging time instead of at cuddle time, but I know with...

I do take it off them whenever I catch them with it. And I have no idea what is up with them and styrofoam, maybe they see it as a form or grit or find something they like the taste of in it? :confused: I am glad my chickens are silkies, they prefer to trot just out of my reach making annoyed...

The chick is about 3 week old and the mother just watched in confusion over the scene. :p And that is good you managed to corner her. My chickens seem to have an obsession with packing peanuts, no idea why. That is awesome! :) So far I have had no doubles from any of the birds I have raised yet.

It makes me wonder how these things survive in the wild. They always seem to get themselves into trouble. :p I had a Silkie chick running around with a massive slug in it's beak, believing it could eat it, so I grabbed the chick... The chick knew what was going on and shrieked and flapped it's...

Well, I can say I saved a baby chick from a dinosaur today. I have a model dinosaur skull on the back yard as a decoration. It ate a chick. :lau The chick somehow trapped itself inside the dino skull and I had to pull it out, mama hen was trying but wasn't strong enough to pull the chick out...

I can't wait for the sunflowers to bloom! Sounds rather chaotic breaking up the nest box fights, though it is a good thing to be able to tell the eggs apart. I intend to make some new nest boxes for my silkie chicks when old enough. Talking about the silkies, I gave the chicks 2 hard-boiled...

Indeed XD Also when they are snuggled in my night gown I have to keep checking on the silly things to ensure they aren't overheating, as they feel too cozy to walk out from under it! When I see one panting, I take it out and blow cool air over it, which the chicks either appreciate or get...

Ah, I can understand now with you having a young kid, last thing you want is a rooster getting aggro and seriously injuring the child. Hopefully you get a good calm roo out of the four. As for he failure to thrive thing, that is sadly true. I did try resuscitating it but had no luck, and...

Roosters can be quite feisty, but as long as he respects your space and you respect his, he should be fine unless he starts jumping at you even when keeping a respectful distance. My rooster is very docile and friendly, taking treats from me when I offer them and occasionally letting me pet him...