Chickens and the eclipse

[Chickassan]

I hate you're going to miss it, should be quite the sight. Looks like we're practically neighbors.

 

[PennyM]

I hate you're going to miss it, should be quite the sight. Looks like we're practically neighbors.

Hi neighbor! I'm not going to miss it after all! I was talking to my brother earlier today and I had the dates all wrong, I'll actually be heading to Ohio a week later!

 

[Chickassan]

Oh that's great! Glad you get to stick around for the show.

 

[RAsChickens]

I'm hoping they don't look up. All those horror stories about not looking at the eclipse still have me a bit wary. I know it's fine when it's total but not fine when it's getting there. It should be very interesting, I plan on posting pictures and video here so anyone who missed it can watch, or for those with schadenfreude.

I'm locking my 5 girls in the coop and covering the window with a black tarp.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I'm locking my 5 girls in the coop and covering the window with a black tarp.

why?

 

[andreanar]

Well, today is Eclipse Day! I'm excited even tho I am in the 75% totality path. I too will be watching my chickens to see their behavior. I'm so interested in behavior of all animals during changes to the environment. @Chickassan LOL you sound like me when describing some of my family! They don't bring animals, but always bring a posse of people, just show up to functions with 4 or so extra stragglers. Where they find these extras I have no idea, I'm beginning to think they just pick people off the streets while on their way to my house. Their car is like a clown car! Pulls up and 20 people pile out.

 

[RAsChickens]

I'm so excited! Remember to wear your eclipse glasses!

 

[Patinas]

I'm in the 88% path and will definitely be watching the flocks behavior! I expect all they will do is go in the coop but will be interesting to see if they actually get up on the roosts. They say chickens are very routine/time orientated so I'm sure it will be confusing to them.

 

[centrarchid]

Action to start here around 1145. Most observations will be from deck. Game cameras in place and armed. Free-range chickens have not idea what is going on.

For three days we have been acclimating the chickens mentioned above. My son and daughter have played significant roles. My place of work closes during the eclipse and the kids get whole day off so we will all be back to observe chickens and even some fish. Weather appears iffy for seeing eclipse directly despite being well within the range of totality. Place a mess but provides structure to reduce discord between broody hens seeking cover. All bird on roost by 1945 local time. Hens with broods in place about 1935.

Son

Daughter

Edgar the rooster in Black Locust tree.

Aquarium and stand providing two game hens and their broods with roosting sites. One is up with three week old chicks and other is down with 1 week old chicks.

Blanca over 12 chicks.

Game hen over 6 chicks.

Missouri Dominique roosting on ground with 20 chicks at 3 weeks of age.

 

[andreanar]

Action to start here around 1145. Most observations will be from deck. Game cameras in place and armed. Free-range chickens have not idea what is going on.

For three days we have been acclimating the chickens mentioned above. My son and daughter have played significant roles. My place of work closes during the eclipse and the kids get whole day off so we will all be back to observe chickens and even some fish. Weather appears iffy for seeing eclipse directly despite being well within the range of totality. Place a mess but provides structure to reduce discord between broody hens seeking cover. All bird on roost by 1945 local time. Hens with broods in place about 1935.

Son

Daughter

Edgar the rooster in Black Locust tree.

Aquarium and stand providing two game hens and their broods with roosting sites. One is up with three week old chicks and other is down with 1 week old chicks.

Blanca over 12 chicks.

Game hen over 6 chicks.

Missouri Dominique roosting on ground with 20 chicks at 3 weeks of age.

Holy Moly they have a lot of chicks!!