Has anyone heard of this?

[BooBear]

Yep, red n blood turns em into yard piranhas.

 

[galanie]

And for those that know animals are color blind: Birds aren't. Chickens can see colors at least as well as we can. There are a few dog training schools that have students click train chickens to peck only at a certain color as an exercise, and they pick up on it really fast. Not only do my chickens love red, my cockatiel does too.

 

[Debbi]

Red and bright shades of orange are a distinct NO-NO here with one of my roos! I was working in the yard one day, and had put a red bandana on my head. Forgot all about it when I went to feed the chickens. The roo in question, flew at me like I was an intruder, feet first!

I walk with a cane, so bumped him in mid air. He landed and came back THREE times more, and with a vengence! Not a good thing to have a 9lb roo, with spurs, 2 feet from your face. Six other roos in the pen, and no one else reacted this way, nor did any of the hens. It dawned on me when I got back in the house that I still had it on. Blaze orange will set him off too. He reacts like I am a large, strange rooster coming into his territory. Funny thing is, he is the lowest of the low in the pecking order. Needless to say, I don't wear red or orange...at least not around him.

 

[thesweetone]

We had a bantum rooster that would attack anything red including Grandma's polyester pant suit. Love that memory! There she is walking up the sidewalk and there's Buster charging at her, making quite a racket and grabbing her pant cuff. Hmmm. might have to get some bantums as a security force.

 

[whoacowboy]

This is hilarious! I am cracking up!

 

[Patricia Jane]

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Great thought..Sure makes sense doesn't it. I'd like to know why it's the color RED. Anyother color she doesn't bother me.

 

[Patricia Jane]

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What a picture that makes

 

[galanie]

They probably go crazy for red because that's what color blood is. And chickens love fresh meat. Heck, they'll eat you if you fall down

 

[sheaviance1]

<heads out to the chicken yard wearing bright red robe just because>

 

[galanie]

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ROFL you read my mind! I have been reading this and trying to think if I had something red to wear!