If you could communicate a thought to your chickens, what would it be?

[ParanoidAndroid]

"It's 95° out here, stop sunning yourself! One of these Days I'm going to come out here to find only a Pile of Ashes!"

 

[Pukkits]

"It's 95° out here, stop sunning yourself! One of these Days I'm going to come out here to find only a Pile of Ashes!"

Self-roasting chicken!

She's beautiful. What is she?

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

Self-roasting chicken!

She's beautiful. What is she?

The Lady I bought her from said she's Ameracauna and Ayam Cemani. She's my favourite.

 

[Pukkits]

The Lady I bought her from said she's Ameracauna and Ayam Cemani. She's my favourite.

I think she would be my favorite too. I like Ayam Cemani coloring, but I've not found any locally that are a price I can justify, but crossed to get a cute little muff and beard and I think I'd buy one anyway. She barely looks real, she's so cute.

If only she wasn't trying to incinerate herself!

 

[Vicker]

I have your best interest at heart. Let me do what I need to do when I need to do it.

 

[Chickenpoonumber2]

"that is a mole.If you rip it off, eat it, and get a taste for human flesh we will have problems"
"Why would you rather drink mud water than fresh clean water?"
I often think of chicken-boo, and how scary chickens would be if they were the size of human guys...

 

[thecatumbrella]

I would teach them to respect the power of “Please Stop”.

 

[Pigeony]

"It's 95° out here, stop sunning yourself! One of these Days I'm going to come out here to find only a Pile of Ashes!"

My Ayam mixes are the same! It can be 110° out and they'll still be laying there sunbathing while everybody else is struggling to stay cool.

 

[SpecialChicks]

As much as we love them, chickens can be frustrating. If you could communicate a thought to your chickens, what would it be?

Most of their chickenly behaviors are understandable and not too difficult, but today they are driving me crazy. It's hot, around 95F. This isn't abnormal for our summers. Our two five year old hens, Becky the barred rock and Lucia the buff orpington, know the drill. Our heat is dry, so evaporative cooling works well. I turn on the hose, running a mister in the shade and the convenient hose leak wets a large shaded area of dirt. They wade in the puddle and stand in the mist. When I turn the hose off and the water seeps into the soil, they dig bowls in the wet dirt and lay in the cool soil in the shade. Our eight new orpington pullets(5 chocolate, 3 lavender)...have a lot to learn. They wander into the sun, they are offended by wet dirt under their feet. They have their beaks open with the heat. One followed Lucia into the puddle and immediately closed her beak and looked more comfortable. She promptly *walked back into the sun*. If I could communicate something to our chickens, it would be stay in the dang shade and stop being afraid of cooling water.

What would you communicate to your chickens?

I definitely you say “keep yourself alive and if not Roo is gone”

 

[MKetter]

This sand is your dust bath. Flopping around on top the grass is just exercise.