Batch of 8 chicks, age six weeks. Being raised by momma hen and she is still protective of them. They are on day 5 of being in main run, but sticking mostly together as a group. One chick went to join the rest, but got blocked by the fishing net that the child left out and propped up against the wheelbarrow. Chick starts to make upset cries, but momma hen rushes over and makes barely perceptible noises. I swear she said “Now, calm down” and “back up” because that is exactly what the chick did - she got quiet and not frantic and backed up out of the net and ran around the net to join her hatch-mates. Fascinating!
