Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Chickens are amazing. I've started thinking of the hens at my house as people.

A few nights ago, I asked them, "What do you think, is it chilly enough to go to bed early?" And they immediately filed into the coop. True. And it was about thirty minutes before their usual bed time.

I have found that all animals are amazing, I know my horses know what I am saying, and they can let me know when they want something. Same with my cat

The hens have me very well trained, they even reward me for good behaviour hahaha

 

[featherhead007]

Thirsty Thursday. BoPeeps at the water station.

 

[rural mouse]

Totally. See, normally late stage eggs getting abandoned isn’t a problem for me because I had a backup broody, and another, and another… or if someone was sitting on duds it would just be a matter of oh, look, a baby… must be yours…

I wondered if Jess would go broody again when I moved the babies into the coop...sure enough, she did. Found a whopping 2 eggs today. 1. Rest got added to Jess's nest (she was on 5: 3 brown, 2 white, after I took the fake out), can't tell as it's cooler and she's glued to the nest at the moment, and I'm not going to disturb her if I don't have to. 2. They're taking a day off (just had call from friend who has a friend who wanted 4 doz eggs last week, wants another 4 this week, just don't have them yet). 3. They're hiding them outside somewhere in an as yet undiscovered location: NOT the carport, doghouse (blocked it, Storm got back in laid 2 more, reblocked, now clear), cathouse, rocks laid on before, flower bed laid in before, under the low branched spruce tree laid in before, or under the olive trees or in the rose patch haven't laid in before.
I give up from the unplanned Easter egg hunt.

 

[RoyalChick]

Interestingly, I was just reading a post on Shad's thread about some research that found chickens can count up to 108 (I think that was the number he quoted). I'll try to find it again.

Yes - there is actually quite a lot of research on this for some weird reason. Here is one that shows baby chicks can count.
https://www.scienceworld.ca/stories/chickens-can-do-math/

 

[Ponypoor]

Thirsty Thursday. BoPeeps at the water station.
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She looks like a zebra

 

[MaryJanet]

Yes - there is actually quite a lot of research on this for some weird reason. Here is one that shows baby chicks can count.
https://www.scienceworld.ca/stories/chickens-can-do-math/

Wow! That's a really good beeakdown of the findings.

 

[Ponypoor]

Wow! That's a really good beeakdown of the findings.

I need to try this with my gals!

 

[featherhead007]

She looks like a zebra

Yah, she kinda does

 

[Kris5902]

Well I guess not much you can do but sit on your hands and hope for the best

Can't speak to nutty broody hens sorry. I am hoping that she settles for the others to hatch.

We have a second chick out… white or yellow, I think… fingers crossed for the remaining two eggs still!

 

[featherhead007]

Weather here has changed from sunny, to winds and rain clouds. I have been out playing with the chooks, but I went back inside. I’m leaving roundup to Jaffar and I will go lock up at dusk. It’s been interesting comparing personalities today.
Loved the lap time I had with several of them.