Funny/Sad/Happy stories of your chickens

[PeepersMama]

I named that one Strawberry after it's pink toes, but the toes have almost fully coloured in now. Here is the pink toed chick the day it had hatched, looking up at me confused over why I was holding it on it's back.

Oh my lands, she is adorable

 

[MageofMist]

This is a dunce moment for one of the chicks.

One of the other silkie chicks ended up pulling one of it's tail feathers off or something, but that wasn't it's fault... What IS it's fault is that the chick with the missing feather was more interested in the red spot on it's butt more than any of the other chicks, pecking at itself and squeaking in pain as it did, which caused it to peck harder to, I presume, try and get rid of the pain.

I took it out so it'd get distracted from the red spot on it's butt and now it is resting in my hand peeping cutely.

 

[PeepersMama]

This is a dunce moment for one of the chicks.

One of the other silkie chicks ended up pulling one of it's tail feathers off or something, but that wasn't it's fault... What IS it's fault is that the chick with the missing feather was more interested in the red spot on it's butt more than any of the other chicks, pecking at itself and squeaking in pain as it did, which caused it to peck harder to, I presume, try and get rid of the pain.

I took it out so it'd get distracted from the red spot on it's butt and now it is resting in my hand peeping cutely.

LOL!!!!

 

[Bobbalink]

I have a story of my Buff Orp, who thought I was food.

I reached into the coop to give the feeder a shake and one of the BO leapt at me, beak wide open, engulfing my entire index finger. I pulled back and my finger was all red and i thought "oh crap, I must have hurt her throat."

It took me all day worrying and confused(because it didn't seem likely I could have done as much damage to her when considering the apparent quantity of blood on my finger) before I remembered that the night before I had thrown them several beets. I often called them my T-rex's because they are little vicious killers (of mice and frogs). I also once found a song birds wing in their run. Still a mystery.

there is something alittle scary about them. They are pretty good predators.

 

[MageofMist]

I have a story of my Buff Orp, who thought I was food.

I reached into the coop to give the feeder a shake and one of the BO leapt at me, beak wide open, engulfing my entire index finger. I pulled back and my finger was all red and i thought "oh crap, I must have hurt her throat."

It took me all day worrying and confused(because it didn't seem likely I could have done as much damage to her when considering the apparent quantity of blood on my finger) before I remembered that the night before I had thrown them several beets. I often called them my T-rex's because they are little vicious killers (of mice and frogs). I also once found a song birds wing in their run. Still a mystery.

there is something alittle scary about them. They are pretty good predators.

You should see my Silkie chicks when I put mealworms in... They go from innocent little babies to vicious predators!

Also today I went to take the Silkie hen for a walk using a harness and leash to get her used to it, but the rooster oh so "volunteered" by jumping at me when I tried to pick the hen up... I picked him up instead and he froze as I put the harness on and adjusted it. I then put him down and... He went into reverse mode, backing into my legs and glaring up at me as if saying "Get this thing off me!" I took him for a little walk around the yard before then releasing the poor bird from the harness. XD

 

[Bobbalink]

I would really love to see ur silkie or any other of your birds on a harness. Did you make the harness urself? I used to take my cat for walks but I lost patience when he would decide to sunbathe 4blks from home. Could never get him moving again and would have to carry. My worry with a chicken would be the same as with the cat. passing dogs.

 

[MageofMist]

I would really love to see ur silkie or any other of your birds on a harness. Did you make the harness urself? I used to take my cat for walks but I lost patience when he would decide to sunbathe 4blks from home. Could never get him moving again and would have to carry. My worry with a chicken would be the same as with the cat. passing dogs.

The harness is a rabbit harness, but was easily adjusted to fit onto my chickens. ^^ I do intend to make proper chicken harnesses one day though.

I will try and get a pic of one of my chickens on a harness, my main problem with walking the roo was him randomly going in reverse mode and trying to lose me in a blackberry bush on the yard. But other than that, he walked on the lead just fine. I dunno if I'd ever walk him or the hen out on the street though due to the dog issue, or passing someone's ferret they are walking... That'd probably be even worse than a dog!

 

[jrsuperfrog]

This is Hobbles... during incubation I had a humidity drop and she became shell bound. She was being shrink wrapped and was dying. Fortunately her beak was out of the pip hole and she lastsd long enough for me to get to her. An hour and 45 minutes later after painstaking warm sponges and water later I was able to free her from the shell. Her leg was splayed and her toes drawn together so she could not stand... I fashioned a splint to spread her toes apart and hobbled her legs together for four days and now she's a happy healthy egg laying machine at my preachers house... she's such a cutie!

 

[PeepersMama]

You should see my Silkie chicks when I put mealworms in... They go from innocent little babies to vicious predators!


Also today I went to take the Silkie hen for a walk using a harness and leash to get her used to it, but the rooster oh so "volunteered" by jumping at me when I tried to pick the hen up... I picked him up instead and he froze as I put the harness on and adjusted it. I then put him down and... He went into reverse mode, backing into my legs and glaring up at me as if saying "Get this thing off me!" I took him for a little walk around the yard before then releasing the poor bird from the harness. XD

Oh don't put roosters on leashes like that. Especially one that is so protective of his hens. I have only seen ONE rooster that would attack people who were tyig to pick up a protesting hen, and he was an AWESOME rooster. Roosters are not pets. Humiliating them like that makes them mean :/

 

[PeepersMama]

This is Hobbles... during incubation I had a humidity drop and she became shell bound. She was being shrink wrapped and was dying. Fortunately her beak was out of the pip hole and she lastsd long enough for me to get to her. An hour and 45 minutes later after painstaking warm sponges and water later I was able to free her from the shell. Her leg was splayed and her toes drawn together so she could not stand... I fashioned a splint to spread her toes apart and hobbled her legs together for four days and now she's a happy healthy egg laying machine at my preachers house... she's such a cutie!

Aww,that's so cool!
And possibly even more cool that your preacher has chickens.... I've been trying to hook our youth pastor on chickens, but he wants to wait til his kids are older.