Eclipse preparation for chickens

[Mrs. K]

I am thinking mine will just head to the coop, go to bed, and wake up again 20 minutes later. We will be 96% eclipsed. I am hoping to get them to lay twice that day???

JK

Mrs

 

[Flufferes]

I thought this video was cute and interesting:

 

[Mrs. K]

thanks for sharing, I can hardly wait. We will be traveling the day before to experience the 100% eclipse.

 

[RAsChickens]

I read animals can go into a drunk like state during an eclipse, so I'm locking them in the coop and hypnotizing them, as well as giving my dog one of her prescription sleep pills and removing all sharp things from my guinea pig's cage.

 

[Kiki]

Animals instinctively avoid looking directly at the sun. It's us stupid humans that have to be told not to (sometimes repeatedly).

 

[Kiki]

I read animals can go into a drunk like state during an eclipse, so I'm locking them in the coop and hypnotizing them, as well as giving my dog one of her prescription sleep pills and removing all sharp things from my guinea pig's cage.

I think you are going a little over board here.
Hypnotizing a chicken?
That is hilarious. Poor dog.

 

[scottcaddy]

I still want to see the process. A hen with twelve chicks and a cock will be roosting in a black locust tree. Tree used may be a far as 300 feet from where birds may be at time eclipse gets under way. Which of the following will occur; the chickens make it back to the tree and up on the branch like they normally do in the evening, they will start back to roost but not make it before lights off so will hunker down somewhere along trek back to normal roost, they will hunker down in place, or will they continue on with their normal routine.

Differing from other accounts I can find are that birds normally roost in a tree rather than a building and that a broody hen with chicks are involved rather than a group of immature or just adults.

I am interested in what your broody group does. Can you post what you observe?
Thanks Much
Scott

 

[RAsChickens]

I think you are going a little over board here.
Hypnotizing a chicken?
That is hilarious. Poor dog.

 

[aart]

I think you are going a little over board here.
Hypnotizing a chicken?
That is hilarious. Poor dog.

Ditto Dat^^^^

I'm thinking that if your animals act weird during eclipse they may be reacting to your anxiety. I know if I am calm, cool, and collected, my animals usually are too.

 

[Kiki]

I read animals can go into a drunk like state during an eclipse, so I'm locking them in the coop and hypnotizing them, as well as giving my dog one of her prescription sleep pills and removing all sharp things from my guinea pig's cage.

I am just curious.
Why are there sharp things in the cage to begin with?