Arizona Chickens

[igorsMistress]

I've started using this bar soap on my dogs, 'tis the season. Love it Rinses far faster than liquid, dogs smell clean not perfumed. Hope we can skip ticks this year!

 

[Michelle Guynn]

A crest would have been nice but she is still a good looking bird.

 

[meetthebubus]

Fuzzy isn't wheezing or sneezing, she's eating and starting to chat with me.

I put in a roost for her and she won't come off she acts like the rest of the tub is off limits like a child's game of don't walk on the floor lol

I will put her back outside in the morning and see how she does

 

[meetthebubus]

I'm disappointed fuzzy was so excited to be back but did not receive a welcome

I'm surprised bc these eggers have been pretty docile to each other

I'm thinking it's just pecking order she probably just got pecked from those higher to remind her
But symba who must be low on the order decided to challenge her brutally, like jumping on her and growling

Fuzzy stayed away from her and Winnie chest bumped symba to defend fuzzy

I hung around for 2 hours this morning several times fuzzy jumped on my lap for safety zone time but for the most part things seem ok most of them started eating with her but I am worried about Symba's nasty attitude and hope fuzzy is ok bc although better, I'm sure she's not up to fighting

Anyhow..

 

[igorsMistress]

@meetthebubus
I'm sure Fuzzy will be ok. You have lots of room so she can get away and hang out with friends

 

[meetthebubus]

@meetthebubus
I'm sure Fuzzy will be ok. You have lots of room so she can get away and hang out with friends

Thanks! I feel a bit silly worrying but that's why we come here to other chicken fans

 

[igorsMistress]

Thanks! I feel a bit silly worrying but that's why we come here to other chicken fans

I would worry too

 

[FeatherPugs]

I really dislike pecking order stuff when we've taken one out to tend to for a day or two. Its so brutal but it is their way of life (I keep telling myself).

 

[SonoranChick]

I'm still dealing with my broody barnevelder and when I think she's had too much nest time, I will get her out and place her in the run. Some of the other girls have taken to picking on her every time she returns, because she has separated herself from the flock for about a week now. Pecking order stuff is hard to watch but it's their way of establishing dominance and it makes me worry a little less when I think about how it's only natural for them. I guess they have their own little cliques and outcasts, it's like middle school all over again!

 

[BlueBaby]

@meetthebubus I'm glad that she is doing better now, and is back in with the rest of the flock. Chicken's seem to have short term memories, and seem to run by basic instincts; find food and water, find safety in numbers and shelter, and reproduce.