Something you saw a chicken do that made you stop and say, WHAT The Hell?

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Another hilarious thing I have seen often is when hens or roosters do their digging and scratching. Mine are in predator proof pens mostly, but during free range times, they roam to peck & scratch, churning up tasty morsels, chickweed, grubs, beetles, etc. Sometimes they really get into the turfing with their feet, And it is hilarious, Almost like they're trying to do a combo dance mix of Moon Walking, Electric Slide, Mash Potatoes, the Twist, Ice Skate Dancing & the Ole Soft Shoe, all rolled into one crazy dance! Then a hen will suddenly drop & roll to take the ultimate dust bath, sometimes feet in air to get the top of her back into the dust bath. Always, upon finding a fat juicy grub, the excited Rooster chortles & hens' fast jump up & run to Roo reactions are priceless. I love them so much, they make me smile as they show pure joy of just enjoying life.

Dustbathing is funny anyway. You can tell their fav Dustbathing areas, looks like a missile test site. 😆
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Insnesnakos said:
I went to the shed and found one of the hens in the feed bin 🤣
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Omg. Same. The lid to my grain bin was upside down and when I picked it up my EE hen flew right up in my face. I think the lid was left half on and half off by my kid, and she managed somehow to flip it over and trap herself inside. I haven't laughed that hard in a while.
 
South Dakota Guy said:
He could be getting in touch with his feminine side or, more likely, he knows a great place to relax when he finds it.
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My main rooster, an American Bresse, "prepares" the nesting boxes for his hens after I change the bedding. He goes into each and wallows about to form the nest. He's a very good boy.

Here's a pic:
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My lead hen rushed in to attack a small hawk that had a young pullet pinned to the ground and her second in command herded everyone else into the coop where they all hid in the nest boxes.
I was right there rushing forward to chase off the hawk - lots of adrenaline and no chance to take pictures.
The hawk flew off empty handed and the pullet, lead hen, and I were left nose to beak in a state of shock recovering together!
My lead hen is also a bit non-binary. She has a ‘special relationship’ with her number two.
 

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