Curious...she is always late to come in

[aart]

May be hawking bugs that come out as it gets darker.

 

[boskelli1571]

These are her flockmates View attachment 1883313

I also have this trio of 3 guinea hens who maintain their distance from rest of my 19 guineas.View attachment 1883314

What breed are these? The boys are very handsome

 

[Kabootar]

What breed are these? The boys are very handsome

Those are Aseels, they are our pets, they live with us in our house. I have a batch of Aseel hens that we raised with hens of different breed and they stay in the chicken house. But this bunch wants nothing to do with other chickens, they have grown up liking people.

 

[boskelli1571]

Those are Aseels, they are our pets, they live with us in our house. I have a batch of Aseel hens that we raised with hens of different breed and they stay in the chicken house. But this bunch wants nothing to do with other chickens, they have grown up liking people.

They really are quite stunning

 

[Kabootar]

They really are quite stunning

I had a better looking rooster, but I lost him in a cockfight.

 

[boskelli1571]

I had a better looking rooster, but I lost him in a cockfight.
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If they are 'game' birds, isn't it unusual to have them so friendly and hanging around the house?

 

[Aunt Angus]

If they are 'game' birds, isn't it unusual to have them so friendly and hanging around the house?

I hear Aseels and many of the more game-like breeds are very intelligent and friendly, and that hens of those breeds often make good mamas. I don't know from personal experience, but I've seen several posts on BYC to that effect.

 

[Kabootar]

If they are 'game' birds, isn't it unusual to have them so friendly and hanging around the house?

Aseels specially the roosters are very friendly towards people they just don't like other chickens. The hens when sitting on eggs or brooding chicks can get nasty.

 

[Xerocles]

I have no idea if this will help, but will only cost you $1 to find out. I have a related post on here now to see if anyone has any ideas. My chicken's run and coop are in heavy shade at all times. So dusk, i. e. roosting time can come pretty early, especially on cloudy days. Of course the coop, which only has two small windows for ventilation, is even darker than the surrounding run. I noticed on particularly dreary dark days, the chickens would only roost at or after complete darkness. On a whim I purchased a battery powered closet light at Dollar Tree. When I decide it's late enough for the chickens to roost, I simply turn on the light inside the coop. It's not very bright, but it makes the coop lighter than the surrounding run. On days I do this, the chickens almost immediately go inside the coop to roost. I figured they were just afraid of the dark, and won't go from a more lighted area into a less lighted area. Just guessing, but it worked for me. If I have other plans near roosting time, I simply go out a few minutes early and turn the light on. Instantly on the roost and safely closed away for the night. Maybe she's scared of the dark, too. Try it, it's a small investment.

 

[Kabootar]

Hmmm one thing I have noted is that the birds higher in the pecking order are always the late comers. In the evening the capons are the first one to roost while roosters are usually the last.