Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

Sort of. Some territorial calls sound like alarms & it's rare for the girls to react to nearby alarm calls though they will sometimes react to something they hear in the far distance. I'm not sure if they can communicate what sort of predator & the level of threat. Possibly. My girls don't always react. But then I've seen them stand & watch a monitor lizard ~ & that should definitely alarm them!

That would alarm me!

I've probably asked before but how fast does a monitor lizard move? I'm guessing a chicken could out run it.

 

[BY Bob]

There was a study that came out a year or so ago. They found two things about a spouse’s voice 1) You are able to pick you spouses voice out of a crowd more easily and at a greater distance 2) You are also more likely to tune that voice out.

Perfect! That says it all.

 

[Ribh]

That would alarm me!

I've probably asked before but how fast does a monitor lizard move? I'm guessing a chicken could out run it.

I think they can reach a speed of 20KPH. They are usually seen ambling through the yard but when startled move quickly. They are really good climbers & often steal bird eggs out of nests. When Kirby first arrived he hunted them & once nabbed one's tail as it shot up a tree. I think they could probably catch a chicken. I don't want to find out though.

 

[LozzyR]

@LozzyR I'm glad you posted more info! Thanks! He he fantastic! I wish any of mine were like that! I'm convinced mine think I'm there to murder them!

You’re welcome! My hens carry on like that!

 

[rjohns39]

I think they can reach a speed of 20KPH. They are usually seen ambling through the yard but when startled move quickly. They are really good climbers & often steal bird eggs out of nests. When Kirby first arrived he hunted them & once nabbed one's tail as it shot up a tree. I think they could probably catch a chicken. I don't want to find out though.

Definitely wouldn't want one in or near my coop. I had raccoons getting in near my birds houses at night and couldn't figure out how. Luckily, they didn't get any that went to bed properly. It was then that I discovered the highway in the sky. They can climb trees and jump from limb to limb. They would climb the tree outside my electric fence and drop into the pasture with the chicken houses. The good news was there was no way for them to get out. It became common practice to take a rifle out when letting the birds out of their pens. We took six coons in one week, two that were rabid. Now that we've introduced Todd, he eliminates coons and other small ground predators.

 

[Shadrach]

I'm allergic to noise. I fail to see the point of living where we do & drowning out all the natural sounds with a t.v or hi fi. Unfortunately for me I have neighbours who like to share. I rarely appreciate their music choices & if my chooks had eyebrows they'd be sky high! I am notorious for turning excess sound OFF, not just down. And being deaf the man holds the conversational ground hostage as he is never aware of when anyone else says anything. One of my daughters is quite soft spoken & the complete non~sequiturs she gets from her father are a running joke.

I wouldn't say I'm allergic to noise but I like it quiet enough to here nature at work here. But, in the evening, if the mood takes me, I like to listen to music at a respectable volume.

 

[Shadrach]

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Yep, they are a very clever person. ❤

Ohh, that's rather nice.

 

[BY Bob]

I think they can reach a speed of 20KPH. They are usually seen ambling through the yard but when startled move quickly. They are really good climbers & often steal bird eggs out of nests. When Kirby first arrived he hunted them & once nabbed one's tail as it shot up a tree. I think they could probably catch a chicken. I don't want to find out though.

Chicken supposedly tops out at 14.5 mph, so the lizard wins the foot race. Hopefully the chicken would take advantage of those wings.

 

[Shadrach]

In my experience, the impact a roster has on your relationship with the flock is dramatic. Especially if you add the rooster after you have had the hens for a while. In my case there was definitely confusion on the hens part as the rooster did not like them coming to me for companionship. It did not go well.

I can understand this. It can be worked through though I've found. Cillin for example went through a period after he was accepted by Fat Bird and Ruffles of not bringing them down to the house. I used to go and check on them during the day and I could tell he wasn't terribly keen on my presence. I let him work through it. It took a few weeks. Eventually they all turned up, Cillin looking and acting very much like the man in charge, herding Fat Bird and Ruffles needlessly just to show he could.
It changed a lot when Ruffles sat and hatched her first clutch. While she sat, Cillin had Fat Bird to himself for a while and I think Fat Bird enjoyed this. She certainly made him run around after her. Once the chicks hatched then Cillin was a family man and very pleased with himself he looked. Fat Bird sulked when the chicks were old enough to follow Cillin and Ruffles around. She ended up visiting me a lot for a while.

 

[Ribh]

I wouldn't say I'm allergic to noise but I like it quiet enough to here nature at work here. But, in the evening, if the mood takes me, I like to listen to music at a respectable volume.

I like to be intentional with what I listen to & watch. I don't appreciate either tv or music as *background noise*. I find it irritating. I give music my full attention when I have it on.