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notabitail said:
Me too, it's now just a matter of getting Gaby and Felicitas to use it. Gaby doesn't want to use it, and Felicitas was too busy laying eggs.
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They are smart chickens.
 
notabitail said:
Something I did realize about it is that I could put some kind of scale on the lever. That way I can weigh my chickens without ever touching them. And see how many times they interact with the thing.

Also, Josephine got jealous of Agathae and went right up, stuck her head in, kicked Agathae out, and got kicked off by Dominica thirty seconds later. It seems she's learning it's not to be feared.
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Yup food wins over most times!
 
BY Bob said:
How do you transport them, on a leash, in a carrier, backpack, cardboard box, ?
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Pet carrier.
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Only if I'm buying/selling/swapping birds. I don't just take them on day trips for the fun of it! Although I have had brand new incubator hatched chicks in my pocket or down the neck of my top a few times if they don't have a hatch mate to cuddle with at home yet.
 
Ponypoor said:
It's lucky she was halter broke! Not many cattle here are - unless it’s a show animal. I can imagine people wanting to see her, didn’t anyone ask to give her a pat?
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She was very obviously unhappy about the situation - she was halter trained but she'd just calved hours ago and then had a "pecking order" fight with the other cow she lived with - and I was walking her along with a very no-nonsense farmer shouting "Stand back! SIT. DOON." at everyone.

Folk wanting to bring their kids to pet them over the fence, or even ignoring the signs and going into the field with them, was a problem in general though. They came from a breeder who used to do an air bnb "hairy coo experience" thing where guests could help feed and groom them, so they were well used to people. The bigger danger was that one of them would toss her head if you weren't combing or scratching hard enough or in the right place - that could be lethal if you weren't expecting it!

The shows are a big thing here though, so I think a lot of folk probably have a few of their animals halter trained.

(I can't think of the words I mean for "pecking order" for cows)

Cow tax:
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kattabelly said:
She was very obviously unhappy about the situation - she was halter trained but she'd just calved hours ago and then had a "pecking order" fight with the other cow she lived with - and I was walking her along with a very no-nonsense farmer shouting "Stand back! SIT. DOON." at everyone.

Folk wanting to bring their kids to pet them over the fence, or even ignoring the signs and going into the field with them, was a problem in general though. They came from a breeder who used to do an air bnb "hairy coo experience" thing where guests could help feed and groom them, so they were well used to people. The bigger danger was that one of them would toss her head if you weren't combing or scratching hard enough or in the right place - that could be lethal if you weren't expecting it!

The shows are a big thing here though, so I think a lot of folk probably have a few of their animals halter trained.

(I can't think of the words I mean for "pecking order" for cows)

Cow tax:
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