We raised our chickens and ducks together, and they all got along and became a strongly bonded flock, so when we let them out for the first time, the ducks naturally went in the tank we prepared for them, the chickens, seeing their flockmates in the water, decided they must swim as well, and jumped in the water. They all freaked out and wouldn't go near the water for a while. This was about 2-3 months ago, recently we have been herding our ducks into the pond, and we relaxed and watched them swim. The chickens watched them, then hopped right in. Now the chickens are always wading around in the water eating up frogs, tadpoles, minnows, and such. We all joke about it, and I thought I'd share it with everyone on here.
In the last picture you can see Apples looking for fish, or such...
(1 female rouen, 2 mallard drakes, 1 mallard hen, 10 cayugas,6 golden comet chickens)
In the last picture you can see Apples looking for fish, or such...
(1 female rouen, 2 mallard drakes, 1 mallard hen, 10 cayugas,6 golden comet chickens)
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