Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Mine do that with me all the time if I eat in front of them. They are food habituated so they feel the food should be theirs.

She landed on my plate! Twice

 

[featherhead007]

She landed on my plate! Twice

It was a fight for my breakfast survival

 

[Ponypoor]

She landed on my plate! Twice

Well now I seem to recall having multiple bagels, and toast stolen, my lunch destroyed many times….. that’s why I don’t eat in front of them anymore!

 

[Ponypoor]

Georgie has decided to stop being broody, her dumplings were out and about with her. It was only +3C though so they didn’t stay put long, hoping it will soon warm up for all our sakes!

And a look at handsome Shirley

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I thought I would try a new method today of taming the turkey as gentling her in the coop is clearly not working. First I spent a good 15 minutes just trying to corner her to catch her and got hit from behind once by Davy in the process. Davy did not mean business as it was a gentle hit but he was definitely not happy with me. I then carried her screaming bloody murder inside. I sat on my bed with her for a good 5 minutes before she calmed down and quit trying to escape. I tried crop massages, she bit at me. I offered food, mostly ignored. She did eat one piece of bread, after she tried to take off my finger. I did get her calm enough for a few pictures. She actually let me pet her with her standing still and not trying to get away. I did not push my luck after a minute or two of petting. I then carried her back out to the coop with the bread and released her and made sure she got her fair share of the treat. I wanted to end it on a good note. On my days off this just may be what I will have to do daily for a bit to tame her. If this does not work I do not know what else to try to gentle her. I am not going to ask for her to become a lap chicken, I do not see that in her future. I would like to be able to handle her without her freaking out or trying to murder me.

She can give the Queen Aurora a run for her money in the glaring department.

Clearly she is not impressed with my offering. Fingers are more to her liking.

 

[Marie2020]

If there's no food or water in with them, please report to Aspca and/or Humane society.

I hope Alex does just that

 

[bgmathteach]

I was attacked again. Mama hen wanted what was in my plate, so she flew across the room and landed on the plate I was holding. I shewed her off, but then she jumped right back up onto it. It was only the scrambled eggs that I made earlier.
What am I supposed to do? She’s out of control

She is rightfully looking out for hers - she wanted more food for her littles - it was good, why not get more?

You can't think and act around her like you do your domesticated, completely tame birds. She is a half wild, fierce momma - you need to treat her as such. (Respect that about her, and you will be much happier - you both will be)

 

[Marie2020]

I thought I would try a new method today of taming the turkey as gentling her in the coop is clearly not working. First I spent a good 15 minutes just trying to corner her to catch her and got hit from behind once by Davy in the process. Davy did not mean business as it was a gentle hit but he was definitely not happy with me. I then carried her screaming bloody murder inside. I sat on my bed with her for a good 5 minutes before she calmed down and quit trying to escape. I tried crop massages, she bit at me. I offered food, mostly ignored. She did eat one piece of bread, after she tried to take off my finger. I did get her calm enough for a few pictures. She actually let me pet her with her standing still and not trying to get away. I did not push my luck after a minute or two of petting. I then carried her back out to the coop with the bread and released her and made sure she got her fair share of the treat. I wanted to end it on a good note. On my days off this just may be what I will have to do daily for a bit to tame her. If this does not work I do not know what else to try to gentle her. I am not going to ask for her to become a lap chicken, I do not see that in her future. I would like to be able to handle her without her freaking out or trying to murder me.

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Rebecca. Have you tried hiring a body gaurd or getting a fully covering body armour.
That girl is seriously giving you dead eye. Tread carefully my friend

 

[Ponypoor]

I thought I would try a new method today of taming the turkey as gentling her in the coop is clearly not working. First I spent a good 15 minutes just trying to corner her to catch her and got hit from behind once by Davy in the process. Davy did not mean business as it was a gentle hit but he was definitely not happy with me. I then carried her screaming bloody murder inside. I sat on my bed with her for a good 5 minutes before she calmed down and quit trying to escape. I tried crop massages, she bit at me. I offered food, mostly ignored. She did eat one piece of bread, after she tried to take off my finger. I did get her calm enough for a few pictures. She actually let me pet her with her standing still and not trying to get away. I did not push my luck after a minute or two of petting. I then carried her back out to the coop with the bread and released her and made sure she got her fair share of the treat. I wanted to end it on a good note. On my days off this just may be what I will have to do daily for a bit to tame her. If this does not work I do not know what else to try to gentle her. I am not going to ask for her to become a lap chicken, I do not see that in her future. I would like to be able to handle her without her freaking out or trying to murder me.

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Clearly she is not impressed with my offering. Fingers are more to her liking.
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Must be related to Mr P hahaha. That’s what I did with him, just kept handling him to desensitize him. I can now handle him without his screaming down the neighbourhood! I still have to chase him down during the day if I need to do something with him, but at roosting time I can get hold of him no problems.

He isn’t a lap chook, and won’t eat from my hand or accept treats. But that’s ok. His job is the be with the girls. As long as I can handle him to treat him for stuff without stressing him out that’s my goal.

 

[Marie2020]

It's not a super emergency, he's eating and drinking well and I made him a cardboard boot yesterday that worked so well he took off running. I think he will be ok. I followed a search looking for diy splint and it led me here. sorry if I'm off topic

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