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Believe it or not, when I first put that little coon by the girls, they reacted very startled. They gave one of those shreeks like... danger, danger! And then slowly, they lost interest, figuring out it wasn't real.
But, to my knowledge, my hens have never seen a coon, so how did they know to be afraid? I know, they're chickens, right? But seriously, it was like a built in instinct that 'this is not good.'
Far as I know, anything new to their day and their routine is grounds for panic
I'm not at all surprised that your gang freaked out ...