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vantain
Songster
Precious got her butt pecked today. I let the two older (2 yr old hens) girls into their run today to see how they would all get along. Supervised visit. One of the two was surprisingly chill about it. She was happy to eat from the littles feeder, even with the littles eating right beside her. The other hen though, was not interested in sharing. Whenever any of the littles got within her 3’ circle, she would chase them off with a good scolding and peck. Precious got within the circle of death and got a good pecking on her back side. She screeched, and tried to run, but it was obvious she was terrified, because she can’t see well enough to know where to go. I gathered her up and just snuggled with her till she calmed down. It’s clear to me that I cannot allow her anywhere near the one older hen, because she will get pecked hard. It’s going to be one of those challenges for me and her, to figure this out.
On another note, I got their new run done, and they spent the entire day loving it. Precious seemed to have no problem finding the waterer and feeder, which tells me she must see something. It may be a familiar blob, but she’s learning for herself what things are, and where to locate them.
At one point today, she scared me. I saw her lying in the dirt, legs stretched out, neck stretched, and looking limp...and actually dead. I panicked, and quickly opened the door to see what had happened. As I opened the door, she lifted her head and looked at me! It was more of a “excuse me, but I’m resting here!” look. Ha ha...joke was on me. She was just laying in a sunny spot, taking a nap.
On another note, I got their new run done, and they spent the entire day loving it. Precious seemed to have no problem finding the waterer and feeder, which tells me she must see something. It may be a familiar blob, but she’s learning for herself what things are, and where to locate them.
At one point today, she scared me. I saw her lying in the dirt, legs stretched out, neck stretched, and looking limp...and actually dead. I panicked, and quickly opened the door to see what had happened. As I opened the door, she lifted her head and looked at me! It was more of a “excuse me, but I’m resting here!” look. Ha ha...joke was on me. She was just laying in a sunny spot, taking a nap.