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Category Archives: chicken behaviour
The Broken Chicken
We raised six baby chicks this year (April & May). It’s looking like 5 of them are roos. When the chicks are a few weeks old, they are small and independent enough to fit through the gate of the chicken … Continue reading
Posted in animal behaviour, baby chickens, chicken behaviour, predators, roosters
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Chicken Hunter
I have heard that chickens will attack and eat smaller vertebrates. Snakes most impressively, mice most commonly. We finally get to see how our chickens take care of their own vermin problems!
Posted in animal behaviour, chicken behaviour, chickens, pest control
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She takes them outside
Mid-morning I see Little Sister squatting on the ground outside the broody box. Just squatting. Presumably, the chicks are tucked beneath her. Sure enough, after I take some photos, she gets up and 4-day chicks spill out from under her … Continue reading
