Chickens in Slow Motion

[WVduckchick]

Oooh, good luck! I hope you catch it! Crash can fly when she decides to (as a matter of fact, the very day after I posted that, since I was not expecting anything out of the ordinary and so didn't have my phone out ready to record, she took off flying when I took her outside! ), but most of the time she just does exactly what she did in that video.

You’ll get it recorded soon I bet!

Since I’ve had a few losses to hawks, I keep mine in their net-covered run during the days. When I get home, I let them out in the open yard. Usually within the first 5 minutes of being out, they will take a few little flights around the yard. And usually I can tell when they are preparing for takeoff.

 

[WVduckchick]

Not the best video, but the best one I’ve gotten so far. These are call ducks.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Not the best video, but the best one I’ve gotten so far. These are call ducks.

I like it!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Good job! You're doing better than me! All Crash wants to do lately is tippy-toe flapping.

 

[WVduckchick]

Good job! You're doing better than me! All Crash wants to do lately is tippy-toe flapping.

How old is she? The higher flying one that flies longer is a drake, the lightest colored one is also a drake, the other is a hen. They are all 21-22 weeks old.
The first drake actually flew away one day, a few weeks ago. I saw him take off and disappear above the trees! I went looking for him, with no luck. But about an hour later, he returned! Now when he takes a little flight, he is back within a few minutes.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

She's 3 years old. I've never seen her fly quite like your birds, but she does get a few feet off the ground when she does fly. But, to be fair, her parents really never flew much, either. I think Malcolm only ever gets off the ground when he wants out of the pool without the effort of going to the brick steps. Glad your little guy found his way home! That happens with my Guineas quite a bit, though usually I don't see them until the next morning. I have no idea how they survive our woods at night. It occurs to me, though, if nothing else I can try to get a recording of them flying! All you have to do is split the group up and they'll usually go flying just to find each other again!


Edited for grammar...

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I blanked, y'all! I forgot all about getting Guinea videos until I was out with my flock a week or so ago and caught one of the Dorking hens flying up onto the hutch. Then I realized, oh, I did say I was going to do that! And catching the Guineas in flight was easy as can be!

So why did it take me a week to get them uploaded and posted? Yeah, I forgot again. Please accept my video offering as my apology!


Guineas flying! Yes, I was running after them.

This one, he moved faster than expected, but I liked that it was closer than the other video, so I thought I would post it as well. (It's labeled as 1 because it was recorded and uploaded first.)

And here is the Dorking flying up onto the hutch that reminded me to get those videos. (Yeah, that corner of the coop is a mess... )

 

[WVduckchick]

I blanked, y'all! I forgot all about getting Guinea videos until I was out with my flock a week or so ago and caught one of the Dorking hens flying up onto the hutch. Then I realized, oh, I did say I was going to do that! And catching the Guineas in flight was easy as can be!

So why did it take me a week to get them uploaded and posted? Yeah, I forgot again. Please accept my video offering as my apology!


Guineas flying! Yes, I was running after them.

This one, he moved faster than expected, but I liked that it was closer than the other video, so I thought I would post it as well. (It's labeled as 1 because it was recorded and uploaded first.)

And here is the Dorking flying up onto the hutch that reminded me to get those videos. (Yeah, that corner of the coop is a mess... )

Those are awesome!!! I noticed the landings were better in the second (first taken) guinea videos. That first one, they kinda crashed! Lol
Nicely done. The dorking is cool. They make it look so easy when you normally see it happen, but in slow motion, the effort involved is a little more evident.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

That lavender Guinea hen is mostly blind (near as I can tell), so that's probably why she crash landed. Mr. Pearl Gray has no excuses, though.

I love the one with the Dorking. I agree, it seems so simple and easy--BOING!--but when you slow it down, you can really see all the carefully planned movements that they make, such as the way they move their wings, or how they draw their feet in. These types of slow motion videos are just the coolest, imo.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

All 3 are Great!