On the same day that my BCM and Wheaten Ameracaunas arrived, my broody Frizzled Silkie hatched a lone chick.
Well, it didnt seem prudent to leave mama and her chick in the silkie pen since the 3 roos in there were soooo inquisitive about the chick.
So, I put mama and her chick (yellow) in the brooder with my 7 BCM (black) and 4 Ameracauna (yellow).
Of course mama isnt totally stupid, she knows that she didnt hatch ALL of these chicks. So she is a bit put out.
The interesting thing is that she only gets snarky with the black chicks. If they get too close while she is scratching for snacks, she will give them a broody growl
and push them away. The yellow chicks she treats much better. When she is scratching, they can come right up and get treats and she never pushes
them away.
Just thought that this was interesting....
Well, it didnt seem prudent to leave mama and her chick in the silkie pen since the 3 roos in there were soooo inquisitive about the chick.
So, I put mama and her chick (yellow) in the brooder with my 7 BCM (black) and 4 Ameracauna (yellow).
Of course mama isnt totally stupid, she knows that she didnt hatch ALL of these chicks. So she is a bit put out.
The interesting thing is that she only gets snarky with the black chicks. If they get too close while she is scratching for snacks, she will give them a broody growl
and push them away. The yellow chicks she treats much better. When she is scratching, they can come right up and get treats and she never pushes
them away.
Just thought that this was interesting....