Something you saw a chicken do that made you stop and say, WHAT The Hell?

[talkinboutchickens]

Whenever my rooster Ledo poops, he farts! Someone he even does the "warning squeal" along with his farts lol

 

[FalseToast]

I have a couple!

All my birds are addicted to styrofoam. It’s not harmful to them aside from the risk of getting an impacted crop, luckily, but I cannot get them to stop! No matter how hard I try to hide it or put it up where they can’t get to it, they always magically find more. Every piece of exposed styrofoam board on this property looks like an old dish sponge. I have no idea where they keep finding it either.

I have 2 silkie roosters and 1 silkie hen in one coop… which would have you concerned, naturally! Much to my surprise, my roosters are perfectly content and actively flirt with each other, and only one rooster attempts anything with the hen. Currently they’re all successfully raising 3 babies, which both roosters actively help parent by protecting and feeding them. Of course, due to their limited sight, they do accidentally—confidentally—step on the babies while trying to protect them but… at least they’re trying?

They’re not pure silkies, but fluffy enough! Cloud has the floppy comb, Cotton has the slicked back hairstyle, and Marshmallow is the little one.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Well, here's something that just happened a few minutes ago that didn't really surprise me lol...
Apparently a family member threw away some old vitamin C tablets away in the garbage, and someone threw the garbage bag out of the kitchen door so that we could take care of it later, you know? Well, a few minutes ago I went outside to give my chickens some snacks. Then, I see my sneaky brahma hen, Dottie, literally EATING THE VITAMIN C TABLETS OUT OF A HOLE that she made in the garbage bag and my rooster was encouraging it lol! Here is a picture of the scene of the crime:

Apparently the vitamin C's were moist from something else in the garbage bag so it was less powdery and more appetizing to Dottie don't worry I took care of the garbage lol.....

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I have a couple!

All my birds are addicted to styrofoam. It’s not harmful to them aside from the risk of getting an impacted crop, luckily, but I cannot get them to stop! No matter how hard I try to hide it or put it up where they can’t get to it, they always magically find more. Every piece of exposed styrofoam board on this property looks like an old dish sponge. I have no idea where they keep finding it either.

I have 2 silkie roosters and 1 silkie hen in one coop… which would have you concerned, naturally! Much to my surprise, my roosters are perfectly content and actively flirt with each other, and only one rooster attempts anything with the hen. Currently they’re all successfully raising 3 babies, which both roosters actively help parent by protecting and feeding them. Of course, due to their limited sight, they do accidentally—confidentally—step on the babies while trying to protect them but… at least they’re trying?

They’re not pure silkies, but fluffy enough! Cloud has the floppy comb, Cotton has the slicked back hairstyle, and Marshmallow is the little one.
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My chickens are obsessed with styrofoam too! I wonder what it is about it that they like...probably the texture?

 

[CombNWattles]

Raven eating concrete:

Berta eating wood:

Berta eating a frog :

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Raven eating concrete:
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Berta eating wood:
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Berta eating a frog :
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RIP Kermit

 

[my spoiled chickens]

my rooster almost never breeds, because he does this little " wings outstretched aggressive spin" thing, some kind of mating ritual, but by the time he's done running in circles, the girl already left!

I also still have my meat rooster (I know, he is too aggressive, but he's literally not worth the time it would take to butcher and roast him). he tries to breed, but he is so uncoordinated, he just awkwardly kicks/ steps on the hens, in a futile attempt to assert his dominance.

bet you wish u had an aggressive rooster when those kids were chasing your chickens

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

bet you wish u had an aggressive rooster when those kids were chasing your chickens

I got rid of almost all my roosters. I have one left, and he is the son of the old Plymouth. I do wish I had a roo who would protect the hens, but the reality is if he did, he'd either be sold or soup as soon as he had an heir.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

I swear I heard one of our black Australorps sing the first four notes of Beethoven's fifth symphony.

"Bak bak bak baaaaaaaaaaak"

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I put a cat tree in the barn for the feral cats and my chickens kicked the cats off then took it over. My chickens LOVE that cat tree.