Don’t even think about molesting these hens’ baby chicks. I doubt the goat had any intention to do harm–but the dog? Better safe than sorry, says the mother hen. And surely the safest place for chicks is under mommy’s wings.
The more I see of chickens, the more I respect them. These are truly noble animals.
Here’s a little cat who wants to play, but there’s no one around to play with. (We’ve all been there.) But wait! There’s a nice chicken, I’ll go play with her.
What a surly reception the poor cat gets. Chickens don’t impress me as all that playful, although they do have their good qualities. If a chicken chases you, it’s because you’ve cheesed her off.
Live and learn, kitty. Live and learn.
Actually, there was a video with some really funny clips, but I rejected it because it showed stupid kids, old enough to know better, picking on chickens. Mostly the chickens got the better of them: so there was justice.
The kids in this video (by contrast) don’t truly deserve to be pushed around by chickens, but no humans were harmed in filming it and maybe some lessons were learned.
It’s obvious this rooster is looking for something–but what? The video is labeled “Friendly rooster follows owner”–do they mean whoever’s holding the camera?
Note the rooster’s unusual feathery feet. It looks like he’s wearing slippers.
Well, we can’t ask him what he’s looking for… but we can speculate to our hearts’ content.
It’s not easy to become a chick magnet. Especially when you think you heard “chicken.”
My question for the chicken who’s so determinedly chasing the dog: What would you do if you caught him?
Look at this! You can get an excited baby chick to fall asleep by gently rubbing its belly. You wouldn’t believe how many different kinds of lizards I’ve tried this on, and it worked on all of them. Would it work on an adult chicken? Betcha it would.
Our cats, Robbie and Peep, like having their bellies rubbed, but it doesn’t put them to sleep. It would if they were lizards. But then they wouldn’t be nice and furry.
All right, all right… so I should call myself “the Sappy Swordsman.” But I can’t help it–these two are irresistible. Kitten and chick cuddle up together for a nap: domestication does some strange and wonderful things.
I have no excuse for posting this, except I really do love to watch chickens run. And if they’re going to run to meet you when they see you coming–well, what more could anybody ask?
For those of us who’ve never lived in a farm, it’s and new and rather heart-warming experience to watch a mother hen teaching her chicks to feed themselves. She’s constantly vocalizing, and we can’t help thinking those sounds are the chicken equivalent of speech. She even takes some of the grain out of the dish so the chicks can reach it more easily.
As Rev. D. James Kennedy used to say, “Ain’t chance grand!”
You’ve got to admit that the baby chicks in these videos sure seem to like the dogs and puppies they encounter. Is this because chicks aren’t old enough to know better, or do they know something we don’t know?