I got mugged in my own yard!!

[susancoyotesfan]

Wow, I thought I just had corrupted my chicks...I was sitting in front of the cage last night for our 'free range' playtime (how free range is it when they're still in my dance room?) when Lovey, my friendly lap chick, decided she wanted my glass of port. I was shocked! It gives a whole new meaning to 'drunk chicken' though

Does anyone else here get the indignant responses when you shut them up for the night? I cover their cage at around 930pm, and they get downright upset for about 20 minutes! They seem to think they're people, and if they can hear us anywhere in the house they think they should be up too.

 

[gritsar]

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My chickens are currently locked up in their new coop. They are used to free-ranging from morning till dusk.
When I go out to check on them things are real quiet until I open the coop door, then they all proceed to gripe at me and tell me just what they think of this whole new coop idea. It's like walking into a house full of woman with PMS.

 

[JennsPeeps]

Nope, but if I don't let them out of the coop by 7 I can hear them from my bedroom starting to complain.

 

[Ladysonja]

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Oh Yes -

When my girls were in the house waiting for their coop to be finished.... BWAK...BWAK...BWAK when I turned out the light and covered them up....

When I moved them to the coop/run... BWAK... BWAK... BWAK when it was time to be put up for the evening...

I'm not sure if they are gripping or telling me ... "night-night & sweet dreams" - LOL!

 

[HorseFeathers]

Our little Red Sexlink Rita is too smart for her own good. In order to get my english muffins with delicious raspberry jam, she concocts a plan to hop onto the low roost, then high roost, and finally onto my arm holding my muffins, causing me to drop them. Rita hops down. Rita eats muffins. Rita has war with other chickens, then eats muffins. Olympia (lead hen, currently broody) yells at Rita. Rita ignores Olympia. Pullet steals muffin. Rita steals muffin back. I laugh until my sides split!

 

[chickenannie]

Here's what I do. Make sure you have a "second" treat to distract them with if necessary, and a good throwing arm. Of course the down side to this is, you may attract MORE chickens...