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What happened next................

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by texaschickmama, Feb 15, 2009.

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  1. Feb 15, 2009 #1
    texaschickmama

    texaschickmama Songster

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    Okay, tell me what you think happened next....
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  4. Feb 15, 2009 #2
    Amyable

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    The hens fight over who gets to be the mama to the adorable little baby??
     
  6. Feb 15, 2009 #3
    texaschickmama

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    Nope. One of those BO Beast grabbed that precious baby and took off running. The baby was peeping loudly. I was running and screaming after it, my 3 yr old was running and screaming after me saying, "that chicken took my baby chickie". I finally caught up to that chicken and kicked at her, she dropped that poor baby who was in shock. Don't worry, the baby is fine, I can't believe it, but it is.

    I can laugh now, but it was not funny then. I just wish someone would have been videoing all of this. [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
  8. Feb 15, 2009 #4
    ibpboo

    ibpboo Where Chickens Ride Horses

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    What a great picture!

    Hmmm, they checked out the chick, then went back to eating bugs?
     
  10. Feb 15, 2009 #5
    Buster

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  12. Feb 15, 2009 #6
    andehens

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    That picture is incredible!! They had predation on their minds for sure or a game of keepaway! glad baby is fine!
     
  14. Feb 15, 2009 #7
    enola

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    She just wanted to eat it before some other hen did !

    Chickens are NOT loving creatures to someone else's baby chicks !
     

  17. Feb 15, 2009 #8
    texaschickmama

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    Your right about that one. I just wanted to snap a quick pic to show size comparison.
     
  19. Feb 15, 2009 #9
    JennsPeeps

    JennsPeeps Rhymes with 'henn'

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    They can be scary little dinosaurs, can't they??? Just goes to show that they're not all lovign little cuddly fluffy butts.

    We've been giving our girls some leftover trimmings from a recently cooked ham. It's pretty impressive how one will grab a massive hunk and run off (others in close pursuit) to "kill" it and gobble it down.
     

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