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  1. shanadienne

    My flock is scared of a wild rabbit.

    It's been at least a month since it started. At this point they get nervous when they see the bunny in anticipation of the quick movements making them panic.
  2. shanadienne

    My flock is scared of a wild rabbit.

    I do have a few hens who sometimes choose to fly between ten and fifty feet for no reason and scream the whole time, like people on roller coasters... Thank you for the suggestions!
  3. shanadienne

    My flock is scared of a wild rabbit.

    Haha, that rooster is one of the worst ones when it comes to panicking over nothing. He's a bantam to their standard size so maybe they don't have confidence in the little guy. In my experience, too, chickens usually get accustomed to things. It's just that my flock used to be fine with things...
  4. shanadienne

    My flock is scared of a wild rabbit.

    Usually it's just on the far side, but I see its poop in front of the pen, too. When it's just sitting there or moving slowly, they stand there with stretched-tall necks and fanned tails doing a typical repetitive warning squawk, crowding on whatever side of the pen is closest. When it runs...
  5. shanadienne

    My flock is scared of a wild rabbit.

    The oldest hen is five years old, a few are two or three, and the vast majority were hatched last year and are one year old. Plus there are thirteen that are from this spring. They've been like this for weeks. I recorded this a month ago...
  6. shanadienne

    My flock is scared of a wild rabbit.

    All it does is hop around nibbling at things (and pooping), as rabbits do, and my chickens are safe inside the pen, but they start squawking when they see it and if it moves suddenly they explode and scatter as if a hawk just dive-bombed their enclosure. My mom loves seeing wild rabbits so I...
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