What did you do with your chickens today?

[Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies]

Like the title says, this is a post all about what YOU did with your chickens today. So, how are you guys' chickens doing? Did you change out the coop, take one for a walk, grieve a loss, wash them up, etc.? Post all about your chickens and have fun!!!

-Moth the Crazy Chicken Lady

 

[Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies]

I attempted to hand feed a couple of our skittish hens.. they're terrified of the head hen of our flock, so still not used to it! Hopefully they'll warm up to us soon.

Wow, nice! My chickens will only eat out of my hands if it's a tomato. Took them forever to warm up to us. Maybe try sitting in there with mealworms in your hand to get them used to you.

 

[-Eridanus-]

Also randomly i'm pretty sure my black australorps like ava max because they follow me when I'm singing her

... actually they probably think I'm crowing bc I sound so awful

 

[RcoM]

Yea I thought she was pretty massive for 5 weeks too. But I wasn’t sure as I don’t have anything to compare them to. They are are a medium- large chicken anyway.

 

[RcoM]

Oh, well that must work!!! I've NEVER seen a chick so massive

I forgot to mention that the soaked and fermented seed (scratch mix) became just dry sractch mix when they were bigger. They get this morning and night, along with some dried mealworms. Mainly because they aren't getting as much foraging as I'd like. We are on constant wedgetail eagle alert. They have playpen access only under supervision.

 

[TheHeartOfTheHen]

I attempted to hand feed a couple of our skittish hens.. they're terrified of the head hen of our flock, so still not used to it! Hopefully they'll warm up to us soon.

 

[TheHeartOfTheHen]

Lol. For us, all goes well until the big bad head hen comes barreling in to steal the treats!

 

[Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies]

Lol. For us, all goes well until the big bad head hen comes barreling in to steal the treats!

Exactly! Our rooster keeps the hen in the coop all day unless he's feeling merciful. I take him for a walk every day to let the hen drink and eat without worrying about him.

 

[RebelEgger]

Today I am giving the flock the spoils of my trip to the grocery store yesterday! I asked the produce manager if our local grocery store what they do with the scraps they don’t sell… they put them on a rack outside for anyone to take! There was nothing wrong with any of my finds. So the flock is getting:
- kale
-parsley
-tomato
-plum
-broccoli
-basil
-peppers
-cabbage
I’m so excited to check these totes daily now

 

[RcoM]

A Light Sussex mumma called “Cleopatra” and her Coronation chicks: Eidelweiss, Snowflake, Misty, Smudge and Butterbean.
Here is a photo of their new pen and clean coop. If you zoom in on the sign on coop, you may get a laugh. My elderly funny dad bought it for us. They are much bigger now than the photo with their mum. The last most recent photo is a chick up close and from yesterday afternoon. It’s autumn here in Australia but everything is green due to warm weather and lots of rain.