MJ's little flock

[Grammy60]

Good evening everyone

 

[BY Bob]

Today is the first day with no medications. Peggy has a follow up appointment on Friday with a +1 and I've decided Janet gets to go. Her eyelid is still a little puffy so Dr Hill can take another look at it for her. Perhaps the medications will start up again Saturday, but I hope it's not needed.

Let's hope that everyone is in the clear.

 

[MaryJanet]

Do you know it's name?

I wonder if it's "Peace"?

 

[MaryJanet]

Good evening folks

Good evening everyone

Hello

 

[MaryJanet]

I may be going waaaay out on a limb here but I think the chickens understand me when I use my eyes to communicate with them.

Wait, let me explain! If I look up at the sky, they relax and start grazing. If I look in their eyes then close and open my eyes slowly, they relax. I once put Mary to sleep by repeatedly miming sleepiness with my eyes.

Am I nuts or is this a thing??

 

[MaryJanet]

By the way, when I blink at Blossom, she blinks back at me.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I may be going waaaay out on a limb here but I think the chickens understand me when I use my eyes to communicate with them.

Wait, let me explain! If I look up at the sky, they relax and start grazing. If I look in their eyes then close and open my eyes slowly, they relax. I once put Mary to sleep by repeatedly miming sleepiness with my eyes.

Am I nuts or is this a thing??

Sounds reasonable to me. I know dogs pick up on a lot of human body language and birds are very visual creatures.

I want to experiment with my hens now!

 

[Ribh]

By the way, when I blink at Blossom, she blinks back at me.

That's a cat thing. The slow blink is a sign of affection.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[BY Bob]

I may be going waaaay out on a limb here but I think the chickens understand me when I use my eyes to communicate with them.

Wait, let me explain! If I look up at the sky, they relax and start grazing. If I look in their eyes then close and open my eyes slowly, they relax. I once put Mary to sleep by repeatedly miming sleepiness with my eyes.

Am I nuts or is this a thing??

I think this is a thing. For example in cats a slow closing and opening of the eyes indicates trust and will cause a cat to relax around you. I know that if my flock seems hyper alert but I walk over and look up, they come down and start grazing again as well. There is communication through body language.

Tone of voice as well. They don't speak English but I have seen my tone elicit different responses from alertness to relaxation.