Come one come all. Share your funny stories!

[BarbHicken17]

My chickens were out free ranging in the backyard (our backyard is fenced in and everything, so they were not going anywhere besides our yard) and we left for a while and, well, when we came back (we never noticed until the neighbor told us) Creme, our Silver Laced Wyandotte had jumped over the fence and went into the neighbor's yard. The neighbor came up to our front porch with the chicken in his hands struggling to get out and he says "Your chicken was in our yard, here she is back." Since that day, we have never let Creme free range.

She sounds like my Golden Lace!! Always jumping over the fence. What a nice neighbor!

 

[chix4thechikens]

Actually, my avatar is Creme

 

[BarbHicken17]

Actually, my avatar is Creme

How pretty!!

 

[Mary's Backyard Chickens]

My chickens were out free ranging in the backyard (our backyard is fenced in and everything, so they were not going anywhere besides our yard) and we left for a while and, well, when we came back (we never noticed until the neighbor told us) Creme, our Silver Laced Wyandotte had jumped over the fence and went into the neighbor's yard. The neighbor came up to our front porch with the chicken in his hands struggling to get out and he says "Your chicken was in our yard, here she is back." Since that day, we have never let Creme free range.

That's so funny @chix4thechikens!

 

[Mary's Backyard Chickens]

Goodnight all!

 

[R2elk]

Many years ago I had a BBB (broad breasted bronze turkey) that decided she should be broody. I also had a couple of African geese hens and one Toulouse gander. The geese were laying so I gave two goose eggs to the turkey hen.

Twenty-eight days later one goose egg hatches and the BBB hen steps on it. By the time I found it, the gosling was already dead. The next day the second egg hatches and the BBB hen again steps on the gosling. This time I checked soon enough to find the gosling alive but its legs were out flat on either side of its body.

I made hobbles for the little one and hand raised it until it was doing good enough to remove the hobbles (several weeks old). Once it was walking fine without the hobbles I would take it out for walks. It always stayed very close to me, very often walking along with me positioned between my legs.

The adult geese were yearlings and had never hatched any eggs yet. They were also not pets and would not let me get within 30 feet of them.

One day when I was taking the gosling for a walk, we got as far as the end of the concrete pad in front of the garage. The geese happened to be down the hill approximately 60' away. They spotted the gosling and these geese who would not let me get close to them began to approach. All three came within 30 feet, talking the whole time. One hen left the group and continued to approach. The gosling placed itself between my legs for protection.

The goose continued to approach until she was close enough to stretch her neck to its maximum, reached between my legs and gently herded the gosling away from me. She retreated with the gosling and returned to the other two geese. She took that lone gosling and both hens adopted it and raised it without any more interference from me.

 

[BarbHicken17]

Many years ago I had a BBB (broad breasted bronze turkey) that decided she should be broody. I also had a couple of African geese hens and one Toulouse gander. The geese were laying so I gave two goose eggs to the turkey hen.

Twenty-eight days later one goose egg hatches and the BBB hen steps on it. By the time I found it, the gosling was already dead. The next day the second egg hatches and the BBB hen again steps on the gosling. This time I checked soon enough to find the gosling alive but its legs were out flat on either side of its body.

I made hobbles for the little and hand raised it until it was doing good enough to remove the hobbles (several weeks old). Once it was walking fine without the hobbles I would take it out for walks. It always stayed very close to me, very often walking along with me positioned between my legs.

The adult geese were yearlings and had never hatched any eggs yet. They were also not pets and would not let me get within 30 feet of them.

One day when I was taking the gosling for a walk, we got as far as the end of the concrete pad in front of the garage. The geese happened to be down the hill approximately 60' away. They spotted the gosling and these geese who would not let me get close to them began to approach. All three came within 30 feet, talking the whole time. One hen left the group and continued to approach. The gosling placed itself between my legs for protection.

The goose continued to approach until she was close enough to stretch her neck to its maximum, reached between my legs and gently herded the gosling away from me. She retreated with the gosling and returned to the other two geese. She took that lone gosling and both hens adopted it and raised it without any more interference from me.

That is a very nice story!!

 

[Sassysouth]

I am loving these stories!!

 

[HfgChicken]

 

[BarbHicken17]

Let's see.....We have 6 bantam roosters that wait by the sliding glass door. When we open it to go outside they rush in and spread out throughout the house. Our living room and dining room have all hard floors, so when they start running they slip and slide all over the place! If we start running the roosters run after us thinking we have food, so they slip then too! They also jump up on the island and our saying is "if you want to be on the island you have to go through the oven first"
Roosters are adorable!