Pets
Related: About this forumShort video of my brother's pet chickens grazing on crabgrass
I posted this at the garden site but thought you all might enjoy it as well. This is where I get my eggs from.
http://vid46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/davidstephens88/Chicks%20in%20the%20crabgrass_zpseetktc0h.mp4
Phentex
(16,334 posts)Thanks for sharing that!
TygrBright
(20,780 posts)Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)You can't do better than that---happy chickens, fresh eggs, weed control, insect control, fertilize the yard.
NCarolinawoman
(2,825 posts)And the chickens and rooster all have names. When they go to the vets, they sit on the designated "cat side" of the waiting room in a card board box, popping their heads out from time to time to look around. When Mr. PIP, the rooster goes, he is particularly interested in looking around at his surroundings.
NCarolinawoman
(2,825 posts)Last edited Sat Jul 25, 2015, 12:10 AM - Edit history (1)
The two chickens running after "Mr. Pip", the rooster, idolize him--they are his daughters. The older hens, not so much--they are tired of getting "mounted." After the deed is done which lasts a few seconds, the hens momentarily shake, as if to get the cooties off.
Mr. Pip is a good rooster--his job is to keep the girls together, keep them safe and to watch for predators--mainly hawks. A good rooster will fight off a hawk.
He also finds special treats for them. He does a little dance when a treat is found, and the hens will rush over. The treat is usually a bug of some sort. Or one of the blueberries that my brother and his wife put out. Blueberries are a very special treat.