Arkansas folks speak up.........

[pioneerchick816]

@CeleAndShade
Welcome! I'm from the Fayetteville area

 

[byebyebirdy]

I know on My Pet Chicken they say they have true Araucanas. They say they also have Easter Eggers and that they won't try to sub an EE for an Araucanas. If you get one from them let me know. I want to order some chicks maybe this late spring early summer. but am afraid to order from the mail.

 

[FullMetalChikn]

Hello and welcome to BYC and the Arkansas Thread. 

 

[Abunari]

Hello fellow Arkansas chicken peeps! I have too many bantam Cochin roosters and need to sell two of them. I live near Bryant, Benton area. Need to go soon they are starting to get moody towards each other lol.

 

[lcertuche]

Has anyone seen a chicken swim?

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1403158923046318

 

[Ridgerunner]

When I was a kid growing up on the farm, I tossed a chicken in the farm pond a couple of times, thinking it was fun. They would immediately swim out of the pond and walk out, kind of panicked. When Dad found out what I was doing he was extremely displeased with me. I did not do it again after he “explained” that to me.

Chicken’s feathers have some oil on them but aren’t heavily oiled like ducks and geese, so they can get waterlogged. But chickens have pretty light bones so they can fly without being weighted down so they will float. They cannot launch themselves into flight from the water like a duck but as long as they are not in a swimming pool or something like that with steep sides, they can swim to shore and walk out. They are not going to drown but if the water is cold and they can’t get out they might get hypothermia.

When it is hot, chickens will wade into water to cool off. I often see mine standing in the water bowls in hot weather, it’s a good way for them to cool off. I’ve never seen a chicken voluntarily walk into deep water where it could go for a swim.

Chickens can be trained. A few years back there was another video of a chicken calmly swimming in a swimming pool on this forum. I wondered how long it took them to train that chicken not to panic when they put it in.

I don’t know what happened before they started filming the video you linked. Chickens are living animals. I can certainly imagine a chicken learning to enjoy swimming on its own, but from what I’ve seen it’s against their nature. Still, there are amazing videos all across the internet of animals doing things that are generally against their nature. With living animals and their behaviors you can never say never.

 

[Janet Lynn]

Welcome

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Hello all. Been taking a break for a while. Glad to see Draye and Ridgerunner holding down the fort.

I don't know of anyone specificly having Araucanas in AR right now. Dr Bramwell had a line of them but he has moved to a different breed now. I had some of his several years ago.

Anyone seen any Blue Andalusians around? I know someone looking. Thanks.

And Welcome to all the new folks.

 

[lcertuche]

Puddin Fluff glad to see you again. I know what you mean. Sometimes the online stuff just gets too, too much and I need a break. I do that a lot with Facebook. I am up to ...with the politics and opinions, lol. Why can't we all just have fun? Pretty soon all the posts will start dropping off along with warm weather and gardening.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Puddin Fluff glad to see you again. I know what you mean. Sometimes the online stuff just gets too, too much and I need a break. I do that a lot with Facebook. I am up to ...with the politics and opinions, lol. Why can't we all just have fun? Pretty soon all the posts will start dropping off along with warm weather and gardening.

Very true. It was almost 80 yesterday and just of 50 today. This years winter weather is bi-polar in so many ways!