What did your chickens do today?

[tweetr1979]

Let my girls out late this morning, they are all now happily running around looking for bugs after the rain. My 2 new girls are in the garage (quarantine area) and are having some watermelon as a treat!

 

[Angelicisi]

They do like to do chicken things together, that, while you *could* do, I'm sure...it'd just be too silly I think a buddy would be nice for you and her. You get to watch their chicken antics without wondering if you head is her next snuggle perch and she gets a new friend -bonus- extra eggs!

My older chicken died of egg laying problems and now I only have one. She follows me around the yard and when I sit down she jumps on my lap. She also perches on the arm of my lawn chair when I sit outside to watch her. She is very healthy and doing well but I think she needs a chicken friend.

 

[LittleBits]

My older chicken died of egg laying problems and now I only have one. She follows me around the yard and when I sit down she jumps on my lap. She also perches on the arm of my lawn chair when I sit outside to watch her. She is very healthy and doing well but I think she needs a chicken friend.

Sorry about your hen.

I never thought I would get attached to a chicken myself. Never even thought about it, period. A kitten, yes, but a chicken? But here I am...attached! That is so cute that she follows you around! Maybe you can find a friend for her.

 

[woodsygal]

They got in my fenced vegetable garden and helped themselves to tomatoes and cucumbers. Of course they had to take bites out of all of the veggies they could reach. Grrrrrr! Time to clip their wings again!

 

[sparkleeyes]

Myself and my company pulled up a lawn chair each and watched some free entertainment as I had all my laying hens (8) and Roo out to roam, and then let out my two month old friends to watch them play. And play they did! There was a lot of darting in and out of the barn and lying in wait to chase another around the yard. A little boy who is in town visiting with grandparents also appeared in the yard to join in on the free entertainment!!!

Love my small town chicken life! LOL

 

[BarredRockMom]

My older barred rock knows what a fantastic treat ripe blackberries are. When I didn't see her with the other hens free ranging, I went directly to the blackberry patch and there she was closely inspecting one side of the patch and then the other side to see if there were any new berries ripe today that she could reach. Good thing I have a four foot fence circling the patch with deer netting over it or between the hens, the dogs (yes, they love ripe blackberries too) and the deer, I wouldn't get any to eat. Oh well, I have to admit the hens and dogs got to share the handful of berries that were ripe with me. I'm a sucker for those soft pleading eyes!

Oh that's so funny!! I have 6 Barred Rocks & the only one who really loves Blackberries enjoys scoping out the bushes, too. When I find the ripe ones, I always share. She always cries and dances around when there aren't any more.

 

[BarredRockMom]

Thanks for this advice about her scab - I'm out of oint, so will get some more tomorrow. Her eye seems a bit "blank", but it was open again today. Not really sure if she can see out of it or not. She did eat most of the scrambled eggs!

That's fantastic!! She seems like she's improving!!

The flock is always looking for treats and I didn't disappoint them. They gorged on tomatoes, some over-ripe fruit, cucumbers, yellow squash and zucchini seeds and skins. They, I gave them a little more feed because their trough was empty - and they gorged on it. Hungry little buggers!

When I let Greenie out of her house today, she actually did some CHICKEN THINGS for the first time since her attack!

She ate some of her food - wet cat food mixed in for the extra protein and WIPED HER BEAK when she was done eating! haha She also SCRATCHED AROUND in the flower bed dirt for the first time ever! I would call what she did "half a dirt bath". I think she got tired. What a joy to watch her dig up some weeds! (haha - it would've made me happy even if she had dug up the flowers!!) I let her stay out for a long time and she went back and forth to the food and water dish! She walked around and explored quite a bit, but didn't stray too far - so she used her legs more than she has been! Not any friendlier to me, but that's OK for now!

Going back to doing some chicken things is a good sign. Glad she's using her legs and getting more steady on her feet. She'll get back to where she's friendlier toward you, but it's a process. Nothing says "help the process along" like treats, lol! Whenever it's treat time for my girls, I sing them a little song. Even when I can't see everyone, they hear that song & come running! Maybe that would work for Greenie? It's nothing special, it's just the same thing every time. My husband has the same phrases he says when it's treat time, too & though completely different from mine, they know exactly what's in store & practically crawl over each other to get to him, too. Am glad she's on the mend!

 

[BarredRockMom]

Went out into the coop for chicken cuddle time last night. Just before their light went off, I put Lucy Goosie on her perch. I was getting ready to move Anushka Babushka from my shoulder to her perch and the light went out. Lucy sighed, puffed out her wings & stretched out her neck to rest her head on my leg. She just looked so content, I let her have a little chicken nap in that position & kept Anushka on my shoulder. It was so cute to feel her breath on my leg as she drifted off to chicken dream land.

 

[gichickens]

Hi everyone I have five chickens an I got my first 3 eggs yesterday an I was wondering why they did not lay this morning for?

 

[BarredRockMom]

Hi everyone

I have five chickens an I got my first 3 eggs yesterday an I was wondering why they did not lay this morning for?

Hi gichickens:
Could be they're tired, or it's not quite time again yet. My girls lay at all different times of the day. Some are early, some are mid-day, some are late day layers. And they seem to switch that up, too. Just keep checking & I'm sure you'll get more eggs today. And I wouldn't be surprised if you get 6 or 7 eggs one day from only 5 chickens. Who knows what their little bodies are doing? As long as they're delicious, I'm in favor of whatever & whenever! Congratulations on your first 3 eggs!!