Happy Hen Chicken Rescue!

[scriptkiddieJR]

I was referring to post #127, 5-6 days ago. It was scriptkiddieJr's video of roosters guarding a hen in her nesting box. Very cute.

thank you!

 

[theawesomechick]

Oh, okay. Sorry, my mistake.

 

[scriptkiddieJR]

Your video made me laugh every time one came up to the camera. So why do your hens all seem to get along? Mine are still pecking at each other for no apparent reason. And I also noticed at the beginning a hen with that "irritated" voice. I have one who is always irritated and sounds like that all the time.

that hen with the "irritated voice" is at the bottom of the pecking order
all of my my hens have grown up together and have settled the pecking order, if anyone gets out of line a quick peck will usually fix the problem.
if a fight breaks out between two hens the roosters rush in to break it up

hope that answered your question!

 

[mainechicklet]

That explains it. My 'irritated' hen isn't at the bottom but she's tied for next to the bottom and uses her "superiority" to needlessly be nasty to my lowest and littlest who is a very sweet gentle ameraucana. (There are only seven of them and the top three who came together first are pretty equal BFF. The other four came together in Dec, ill and frightened, from a horrid hoarder.) Thanks!

 

[roostersandhens]

I love their floppy combs.

I love their combs too!

 

[scriptkiddieJR]

I love their combs too!

IKR
they are all ..... um floppy and um..... stuff?

 

[theawesomechick]

The thing about the combs is that they're so BIG! Makes me think of princess crowns.

 

[roostersandhens]

We named a hen Floppy

 

[scriptkiddieJR]

We named a hen Floppy

ooh! can I name one?
I dub thee






Kyle XD

 

[theawesomechick]

Name one of them Princess! And another one Happy! And another one one Hen! And another one Chicken! And another one Rescue!

Hmm... Princess, Happy and Rescue might work. But how are you going to tell them apart?