We all have different way of doing things is true IMHo. Not always wonderfully (also disgusting, stupid and awful too). Always diverse and imaginative (but not always in the good sense).If only this was true. What a wonderfully diverse and imaginative world we would live in should it be true.
If I provide you with a hammer and a nail you will eventually work out that driving the nail into a piece of wood with the hammer works better than trying to use your hand, or a rock, or a blade of grass. For each given challenge we have a predictable response within a fairly small range. It's why advertizing works. It's part of how society manages to hold together. We as a species are not as some believe infinitely capable and entirely different from each other as those who advocate the view that we are all individuals. We're a species, with species limitations and given reasonable data we are pretty predictable.
Erm, not yet. One, they may be dinner and two, I usually wait until I've seen more of their personalities.
We don't have many predators here. Which is actually a bad thing overall -- because deforestation has taken away so much habitat. There were jaguars here a hundred years ago, and a lot more ocelots. Most of the mammals are vegetarian/fruit eaters like paca or sloths or insect eaters like tamadua (small anteaters). But there are still several aerial predators -- eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls. So the chickens are accustomed to being on alert and darting for cover. Fortunately with all of the trees and shrubs we've planted, they can always get to a more sheltered place. We have very few open places and the chickens instinctive hug the perimeter of the forested/sheltered areas as they move about.
I did, as always, he provides really good insight into our bad behaviour. ;-) When I first started having issues with Blue, I made sure to switch my approach. I give Blue the lions share of the 'treats' to distribute to the girls, Blue actually tells me where he wants the treats dropped and I comply with his wishes. When the girls have finished filling up and start heading to their roosts, I will give all 3 boys treats, to reward them for making sure the girls are safe and have eaten enough, but maybe I should stop this, altogether. (Just in case.)
I believe you said that wild birds have landed on you while hanging out with Henry & Friends - that is a very high accomplishment and compliment to your sitting!They all tend to sit down and relax around me when I sit down. I sit down a lot.í seem to have become part of the tribe more so recently. I've found that ranging chickens are active in spurts, mornings trying to forage, rest much of the middle of the day, then high activity a couple of hours before going to roost.
Obvious the wild birds simply don’t know the difference between a resting bucket boy and a scarecrow in a chair.
