What is ______? Question thread!

[Blue Raptor]

If you have a question about anything, home life/fowl/coops/food, as here! I will try to respond to as many posts as possible, but I'll need everyone else to help me respond to questions too!

 

[Byrd gal]

Why is it so easy to become obsessed with birds?

 

[Blue Raptor]

Why is it so easy to become obsessed with birds?

If you have chickens, you should know this! For me, they are great companions, and I go to them when I and frustrated with my human counterparts. They also provide relatevely free eggs (with a small cost of food and lodging) and can be very eye-catching to look at all the time (especially if you want to impress your neighbors )!

 

[Byrd gal]

You had me til relatively free eggs. I have the most expensive eggs in the history of chickens anyway, can chickens see colors?

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Chickens have all color vision. They can even see Infrared and ultra violet!

Question: Why did I get more chicks?

 

[Blue Raptor]

Chickens have all color vision. They can even see Infrared and ultra violet!

Question: Why did I get more chicks?

Why DID you get more chicks? Maybe you couldn’t resist their cute faces!

 

[Byrd gal]

So it has been said chickens can not see very well at night? How so with ultra violet and infared ?

 

[Blue Raptor]

So it has been said chickens can not see very well at night? How so with ultra violet and infared ?

Our chickens can’t see very well at night. If our chicks don’t roost, they sleep on the ground because they can’t see the roost.

 

[Blue Raptor]

So it has been said chickens can not see very well at night? How so with ultra violet and infared ?

They can see infrared and ultraviolet. Infrared is seeing heat at night, but the bar isn’t heated, so they can’t see the roost in the dark. And ultraviolet is seeing special colors in the sun.

 

[Byrd gal]

Thats so odd. Rainbow vision ! How can you run an electric wire if you can't get the rods deep enough we are on a limestone bed. I need surgery and can't drill it any way around that part? Or something else? I been wanting to put a wire at the bottom of my run just in case. May have to wait til later.