Arizona Chickens

@meetthebubus I'm looking forward to your videos as well, it seems like you have such a close relationship with your flock. It really is special. I recently got a new job at an elementary school that will start in August, and I'm already bummed that I won't be able to spend as much time with my beloved birds. I know that might sound silly (as my mother-in-law said, "they're just chickens!")...but they are so much more to me than that. I do make a point to clean their poop daily and of course I'll be in there to collect eggs, but I'm used to having the luxury of spending the entire day with them. I'm lucky that I was able to spend as much time with them as possible while they were little chickies and truly get to know their individual personalities.
Your story about roo running along the fence made me chuckle...it reminds me of my Delaware who chases her own shadow along the bamboo fence in the morning :lol: she is hilarious!
@DesertChic I have also read that chickens have incredible eyesight, something about having more rod and cones than the human eye I believe. They can see colors and hues that we just can't pick up with our vision. I want to read up more on that subject.


I get downright cranky if I don't get enough "chicken therapy" so I totally comprehend the sacrifice you're making.
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I think marshmellow the ee roo is going go be a jerk he's not afraid go growl at me or corral me now
He's really bad at mating, hasn't done it yet that I've seen but he does grab at neck feathers as if he's trying

@FeatherPugs was right that older hens will put a wayward roo in their place
This morning Marshmellow was holding onto Fuzzy (ee) and she was crying and Miss Punky (buff) came up and gave him a strong peck and he backed off I've seen her peck Mr Roo before too :lau

If marshy becomes too mean he'll end up bunking with China and she fights with Rottweilers so i dont think he wants that....;)
 
here's a pic of Marshmellow from yesterday he's getting big! see the green sheen?

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