The chicks are out for the day. 2nd time out and this time no hiding what so ever. Immediately stretching those wings and hopping around. This group is also one of the first in a long while that think of worms at a treat and go nuts for them. So I had to spend some time digging up worms for them. I also got a huge earthworm for them. I expected them to be terrified, almost all my chicks are terrified the first time they see one of those. Oh no, not this group. They are fierce! They surrounded the poor worm and took turns trying to stomp it to death. Then a game of tug of war with the poor worm ensued. Can one feel bad for a worm? I did. While they were still very much actively trying to tear it apart to eat it I did it for them. They way they attacked it, I see some little snake killers in their future. I went back down to the barn to check on the roo and once again look for a hen. I am confident there is no hen with chicks down there now. The roo is still terrified of me and runs away as soon as he see's me coming. He also has not touched the pan of food I set out the other evening. I know he knows it is there, he watch me pour it out for him. He is pretty but with his fear of me and refusing to eat chicken feed I see no way of trying to tame this one. He also has not attempted to even head up this way via the hillside. I will monitor his pan of food and hope he eventually starts eating it but right now I am chalking him up to a lost cause. It angers me, but I can only do so much and frankly I am still overwhelmed gaining Randy's trust and deciding what to do with him. People are cruel and idiots. I'm sure he was dumped thinking he would eventually try to join my flock. Yes I have roosters, but I have roosters of my choosing. I am also deeply disturbed thinking that there was a momma hen and chicks dumped and they met a ill fate. It actually sickens me.
I posted another one though!
