Chicken Harness = Unhappy Chickens

[dangerouschicken]

A chicken flying a kite while wearing a harness?

You people are freaks!

I mean that in a nice way, though!

 

[LittleChickenRacingTeam]

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Define weird, cause I also have another chook that participates in Chicken Chariot Racing.

 

[starshrike]

I used to 'walk' my first chicken in a puppy harness. She was actually quite cooperative! It was also for safety when I had her for company cleaning the gutters... she'd eat all the bugs, very very happily.

It was one with two 'triangles' where I put the wings through each one. The clip to close it is at the same location where I attached the leash in the middle of the back... The middle strap was around the breast area.

I think it would be easier to only bring one if you're dealing with a harness.

 

[CarriBrown]

LC, my husband wil DIE when he sees Lacy on a leash!

He jokes that he wants to take Stupid the roo for walks on a leash!!

 

[CritterHill]

Oh, My...

I see I have come to the right place for chicken harness advice!

I think I may have to get a different style harness. This one is tiny and I don't think I could snap it closed if I made the back loop any smaller, but she keeps getting her leg stuck in the loop after it is on.

I took pics, but uploading them will have to wait until I get the littles into bed in an hour.

I will try the adjustable cat one and hit up the local bird store to see if they carry a bird specific one.

Food really did help. I'll keep doing that.

Yes, the next visit may be with only one chick. That way I can focus on getting one used to the harness in the coming week or so and bring that one. Then I can work up to multiple as I get others used to it.

 

[Buster]

LCRT- I love the pics. We just put an apron on one of our birds today to protect her from the rooster and she looks extremely angry!

 

[dangerouschicken]

Protection or not, is it normal for a chicken to wear an apron?

Hence, quite angry!

 

[CarriBrown]

It's not "normal", but she'll learn to like it when she figures out her back isn't getting torn up!!

 

[Buster]

For comparison, here is a pic of what she looked like before I put the apron on her:

 

[suenrob]

LCRT, I just LOVE your chicken slippers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where did you get them?????