IamRainey
Crowing
Silly me. After 3 years of chicken raising I still thought of chicken "flight" as a sort of wing-assisted hop. But this morning one of my 12wo chiclets took off from the roost in the run and flew, yes FLEW, about 15'. She flew toward the chainlink fence that divides their yard from my backyard. The gate is 5' and she was still at at leasts 5' altitude. She could easily have flown over it if that was her intention! I held my breath as she approached it. But, happily, it's beneath a heavy cover of leafy branches so she made a left turn and lighted in the sandbox left over from my grandson's toddlerhood. She was still in the chicken yard with her flock mates!
I may be an idiot but I had NO idea they were capable of this kind of strong and confident flight.
I may be an idiot but I had NO idea they were capable of this kind of strong and confident flight.