i somehow acquired 2 runaways and i have questions. please help

[alinas2010]

Many of us develop tricks to ensure fair sharing of treats. I use the two-handed closed fist approach (one hand in front of me and one behind).
I find also that rapidly tossing treats over a wide area means they are too busy chasing after the latest windfall to notice that the smaller ones are calmly cleaning up behind them.

Yes! That’s a good one.

Ravioli knows to come back into the coop after I throw scratch every morning bc she doesn’t get much out in the run. The others chase her away. In the coop I’ll give her her own scratch.

My brother chicken-sat once for us and was so confused on why she came up to him in the coop rambling endlessly and following him while he did the other chores in the coop. He said “I have no idea what she wanted, but she wouldn’t stop chattering to me” I guess I forgot to tell him she needs her own scratch. Sorry Rav!

 

[tlcmurphy]

Yes! That’s a good one.

Ravioli knows to come back into the coop after I throw scratch every morning bc she doesn’t get much out in the run. The others chase her away. In the coop I’ll give her her own scratch.

My brother chicken-sat once for us and was so confused on why she came up to him in the coop rambling endlessly and following him while he did the other chores in the coop. He said “I have no idea what she wanted, but she wouldn’t stop chattering to me” I guess I forgot to tell him she needs her own scratch. Sorry Rav!

I’ve had a similar experience. Search “Red Solo Cup”

 

[McChooky]

i kinda hope they are broody today

i think the light from the camera had him pass on by, but it was not a restful night for me!
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Bad news!

 

[RoyalChick]

I’ve had a similar experience. Search “Red Solo Cup”

Hilarious.

 

[alinas2010]

I’ve had a similar experience. Search “Red Solo Cup”

I wasn’t disappointed anyone else needing a good laugh:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/red-solo-cup.1608446/

 

[pollipazzi]

I’ve had a similar experience. Search “Red Solo Cup”

that is SO funny

 

[pollipazzi]

Bad news!

he's a regular! he's not getting in at them. nothing can get in there now.

 

[pollipazzi]

Yes! That’s a good one.

Ravioli knows to come back into the coop after I throw scratch every morning bc she doesn’t get much out in the run. The others chase her away. In the coop I’ll give her her own scratch.

My brother chicken-sat once for us and was so confused on why she came up to him in the coop rambling endlessly and following him while he did the other chores in the coop. He said “I have no idea what she wanted, but she wouldn’t stop chattering to me” I guess I forgot to tell him she needs her own scratch. Sorry Rav!

aww poor rav got robbed!

 

[pollipazzi]

Yes! That’s a good one.

Ravioli knows to come back into the coop after I throw scratch every morning bc she doesn’t get much out in the run. The others chase her away. In the coop I’ll give her her own scratch.

My brother chicken-sat once for us and was so confused on why she came up to him in the coop rambling endlessly and following him while he did the other chores in the coop. He said “I have no idea what she wanted, but she wouldn’t stop chattering to me” I guess I forgot to tell him she needs her own scratch. Sorry Rav!

also. your brother has some bad luck with your chickens sometimes

 

[pollipazzi]

Grasshoppers. Mine look so hilarious chasing grasshoppers. They think they have it, go in for the kill, it hops away, they run after it to the next spot, same thing. It’s so funny

do the chickens do the little back step... like a bug cha-cha?