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Category Archives: chicken behaviour
From Broody Box to Broody Breaker!
Queen Sheba is broody. We were surprised because our previous Australorp never went broody. But there she sits – protecting the nest box with the most eggs as if they were her own and as if they would hatch. *Sigh* But … Continue reading
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Tagged breaking a broody hen, broody box, broody breaker, broody hens
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Baby chickens in my shirt
Baby chickens are so adorable. I have some in my shirt right now. Seriously. I do. The weather is cooling off with the arrival of fall and the new babies are chilly more often than was the summer batch. Continue reading
Posted in animal behaviour, baby chickens, chicken behaviour, chickens
Tagged adorable, chicks, creating a monster, socializing chicks
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Watching Chicken TV in Winter
We don’t see the chickens as much in winter. It’s just too cold and rainy (duh – Seattle!) to spend much time outside with them. But since I built the chicken food fence, there is the added benefit of watching … Continue reading
Posted in animal behaviour, chicken behaviour, chickens, food fence, winter
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The many signs of rooster
Just like humans, chickens are all the same when they are babies. Boy or girl, they squeak and chirp, and cling to their mom. But chickens grow up quickly. The definitive sign of a rooster is its ‘co-co-co-rico!’ when it … Continue reading
Posted in animal behaviour, baby chickens, broody hen, chicken behaviour, chickens, education, roosters
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