Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Diane Ida went after my insulated gloved fingers yesterday and I thought I'd try @knoturavggrl 's (?) suggestion of that intimidating lean and look chickens do. I lifted my hand and leaned a bit over her. She backed down and stepped away. That worked twice, then she didn't step away and jumped up and tried to grab a finger. I tapped her on the neck/shoulders, but that just engaged her. We lightly sparred, she’s jumping up to get my fingers, her neck hackles came out, her growling increased and just as I was thinking, "This is obviously not working" Popcorn zoomed in from behind my left and told Diane to knock it off, pushing her away from me. Diane tried walking around a pole back to me twice, and Popcorn followed, moving her off until she walked away.

The gang last night
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Good popcorn! What a clever girl

 

[Ponypoor]

Diane Ida went after my insulated gloved fingers yesterday and I thought I'd try @knoturavggrl 's (?) suggestion of that intimidating lean and look chickens do. I lifted my hand and leaned a bit over her. She backed down and stepped away. That worked twice, then she didn't step away and jumped up and tried to grab a finger. I tapped her on the neck/shoulders, but that just engaged her. We lightly sparred, she’s jumping up to get my fingers, her neck hackles came out, her growling increased and just as I was thinking, "This is obviously not working" Popcorn zoomed in from behind my left and told Diane to knock it off, pushing her away from me. Diane tried walking around a pole back to me twice, and Popcorn followed, moving her off until she walked away.

The gang last night
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Gosh look they are so cute sleeping there - I just love spying on them at night too

 

[BY Bob]

I knew HRH was a Silkie at heart

(Does she think silkies aren’t chickens also???)

I haven't asked but she did say no to Polkies.

 

[BY Bob]

Diane Ida went after my insulated gloved fingers yesterday and I thought I'd try @knoturavggrl 's (?) suggestion of that intimidating lean and look chickens do. I lifted my hand and leaned a bit over her. She backed down and stepped away. That worked twice, then she didn't step away and jumped up and tried to grab a finger. I tapped her on the neck/shoulders, but that just engaged her. We lightly sparred, she’s jumping up to get my fingers, her neck hackles came out, her growling increased and just as I was thinking, "This is obviously not working" Popcorn zoomed in from behind my left and told Diane to knock it off, pushing her away from me. Diane tried walking around a pole back to me twice, and Popcorn followed, moving her off until she walked away.

The gang last night
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Way to go Popcorn! She likes you.

That Diane is a feisty one.

 

[bgmathteach]

Diane Ida went after my insulated gloved fingers yesterday and I thought I'd try @knoturavggrl 's (?) suggestion of that intimidating lean and look chickens do. I lifted my hand and leaned a bit over her. She backed down and stepped away. That worked twice, then she didn't step away and jumped up and tried to grab a finger. I tapped her on the neck/shoulders, but that just engaged her. We lightly sparred, she’s jumping up to get my fingers, her neck hackles came out, her growling increased and just as I was thinking, "This is obviously not working" Popcorn zoomed in from behind my left and told Diane to knock it off, pushing her away from me. Diane tried walking around a pole back to me twice, and Popcorn followed, moving her off until she walked away.

The gang last night
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Wow, I wonder why she is challenging you? I wonder if you need to 'spar' with her and defeat her - like the hens do jousting for their pecking order? Where is Diane-Ida in the pecking order of the littles?

Good for Popcorn! That means she holds you in high esteem - and recognizes the Diane-Ida is wrong

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Wow, I wonder why she is challenging you? I wonder if you need to 'spar' with her and defeat her - like the hens do jousting for their pecking order? Where is Diane-Ida in the pecking order of the littles?

Good for Popcorn! That means she holds you in high esteem - and recognizes the Diane-Ida is wrong

Diane Ida is second, maybe first, among the Spuds. Anna is definitely last. So it’s Hazel, Popcorn, then Tedi or Diane, then Anna. Diane must think of me as an equal or lesser (servant). Rooster research might help in figuring this out?
Yes Popcorn is a sweetie with me, and I feel grateful she helped out there, and wants to enforce some civility here with Diane! I obviously can’t, at least not yet.

 

[featherhead007]

Xzit was acting just like Diane. It took me forever to get her trained not to bite me or flair those hackles at me. But it was worth it, because now she’s a well mannered hen who is also respected by the rest of the chooks.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m entertaining my Christmas Rooster inside the house with me. He needed some breakfast.
And NO, I didn’t speckle him with paint for the holidays.

 

[RoyalChick]

Merry Mugshot-Monday Christmas
Piglet hopes everyone has a lovely day.