Emmas7Chickens
In the Brooder
- Apr 30, 2021
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Ok so this is my first time ever doing this so hopefully ill do this right. I have 7 hens, all just turned 1 at the beginning of this month(april 9) well probably about 3 days ago they had a vary scary day. They were outside there run having there daily scheduled outside time and there was about 3 large hawks flying around almost all day. The hawks never came after my girls only were flying over head. But it made my girls vary on edge all day. When I went to bring them in the run using there bottle filled with there favorite snacks (meal worms and scratch!) They all refused to come in the yard! Since then every single night iv had to catch them one by one and carry them into there yard. Sometimes they'll follow me into the yard and start eating there snacks but if anything suddenly moves or makes sound they all fly up and run away terrified and then were back at square one, the chickens are running away scared and im frustrated! I love my girls so so much and it's really stressing me out knowing that there so stressed out and I don't know what to do for them! And my girls are not scared chickens, im a vary loud person so from the time they hatched out of there eggs they've been around me. There not scared of tractors, trucks, loud voices, and they have never been scared of me but now all of a sudden they are!? If anyone has any idea and or tips of somethings I can do please let me know!