What did you do with your flock today?

[kurby22]

Pretty certain Shadow regards himself as a winner here...

It is indeed the look of confidence and cat ego

 

[ChicksnMore]

Biscotti

 

[Shetland lover]

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Don't ever invite me over as I WILL steal him!

 

[ValerieJ]

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He's quite adorable!

 

[Australorpfamily]

Due to living over an hour from any large home improvement store(or city) we finally made it out of town and got some peat moss and sand for the girls. Their dirt bathing area had dwindled but they still had areas. With weather and work travel was not an option until today.

Eta while we do have a tsc and Walmart they don't always carry the items we need, go figure lol

They seem to like it. Also got some lime and wood ash from my dad and got it all mixed.

Now, hopefully this week I can scrap out the deep litter coop floor to add fresh. Fingers crossed it doesn't rain lol

 

[Smokerbill]

I let my chickens out to roam the yard for an hour this evening. One of my birds is great at foraging, and went off by herself into the front yard, while the other six were in the back by the woods.

After a while I walked up to find out what was so interesting in front of the house. I watched my forager pluck what looked like an 8" long nightcrawler from the grass and swallow it down. And a few minutes later she pulled up and swallowed two more smaller nightcrawlers in quick succession. That's what was so interesting to her. Food!

I wish the others had her skill at foraging. They'll scratch and peck, but they don't work as hard and as focused at it as the forager does.

 

[ChicksnMore]

I let my chickens out to roam the yard for an hour this evening. One of my birds is great at foraging, and went off by herself into the front yard, while the other six were in the back by the woods.

After a while I walked up to find out what was so interesting in front of the house. I watched my forager pluck what looked like an 8" long nightcrawler from the grass and swallow it down. And a few minutes later she pulled up and swallowed two more smaller nightcrawlers in quick succession. That's what was so interesting to her. Food!

I wish the others had her skill at foraging. They'll scratch and peck, but they don't work as hard and as focused at it as the forager does.

Mine aren't fond of worms! We don't get nightcrawlers...but my gardens full of little red worms and all my birds turn their beaks up at them!

 

[Smokerbill]

Mine aren't fond of worms! We don't get nightcrawlers...but my gardens full of little red worms and all my birds turn their beaks up at them!

When mine were younger they didn't like them, but now they all really like them.

 

[RedwoodCoastChick]

there was a little twittering, then a flapping explosion of feathered piranhas hurtled my way.

Ahhhh, the mental visual on this!!! Shameless little cannibals!

 

[RedwoodCoastChick]

Mine aren't fond of worms! We don't get nightcrawlers...but my gardens full of little red worms and all my birds turn their beaks up at them!

My two Eggers loved earthworms when they were chicks and first allowed to explore outside! But over time I guess they got jaded or picky , and also "turn their beaks up" at worms. The older pullets are pretty much, "Meh" about worms.

But sowbugs, spiders on the wire fence, or swarms of carpenter ants -- WOWZA! Everyone's leaping around and snapping up those delicacies at lightning speed!

That's fine, I'm happy to leave the worms to do their excellent soil improvement work instead.