New pullets chasing rabbits

[deepbluesea]

This is a new one for me! I have ten 8-week-old pullets; they've been out in the coop with the oldsters (4 years) for more than a month. None of my other chickens have ever done this, but I just looked out the kitchen window and three of them--barred rock, welsummer and Easter Egger--were chasing the two young bunnies that have been hanging out in my backyard for a few weeks. Chasing hard, like following them into the hedge. Has anyone else had this happen? I'm not freaking out or anything, just found it odd. They're hell on smaller things like snakes and toads and anoles/skinks, but ignore squirrels.

 

[HappyDuckie]

Mine chase squirrels sometimes. I don't think any of mine have seen a rabbit before, my LGD probably chased em off.

 

[deepbluesea]

Yeah, I've never seen any of them chase squirrels, even when they're all eating the dropped wild bird food in the same place. That's why it surprised me. The weirdos!

 

[Callender Girl]

I WISH mine would chase bunnies! Think yours could give lessons?

Mine also don't bother with squirrels. Of course, the squirrels are so brazen now they don't even run off when I come out and yell at them.

 

[HappyDuckie]

The squirrel had the nerve to run right by some chicks! The little guys weren't havin it

 

[deepbluesea]

I WISH mine would chase bunnies! Think yours could give lessons?

Mine also don't bother with squirrels. Of course, the squirrels are so brazen now they don't even run off when I come out and yell at them.

It would be quite the roadtrip! Maybe they could do a zoom consult.

 

[aart]

Chasing hard, like following them into the hedge.

Can visualize this! Wish there was video!