tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post4258383783649730449..comments2023-03-23T07:34:43.975-07:00Comments on Raising Chickens : Keeping Chickens in your Backyard: Clever Chickens ?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-43599866951121823132012-06-25T02:09:38.949-07:002012-06-25T02:09:38.949-07:00I had a black austrolorpe rooster that used to put...I had a black austrolorpe rooster that used to put all the hens in the coop when a coyote came around, then go back out and make all sorts of noise to drive them towards him instead of the hens. He did this quite a lot until unfortunalty he was taken by one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-27867959016644031902010-12-06T22:28:21.959-08:002010-12-06T22:28:21.959-08:00Sticking to the subject matter of clever chickens,...Sticking to the subject matter of clever chickens, I have a tale.<br /><br />Our little flock of 11 hens and no rooster recently got decimated by visiting raccoons. It took several incidents for dimwitted me to come up with the solution, a bolt on the coop door and put them to bed every night.<br /><br /> One hen is the boss, never lays eggs, always gets out of the yard and generally is in charge. She now comes up on our deck every evening just before dark and pecks at the door. She doesn't leave until I come out, catch her, carry her to the coop and lock them all in. She's never done this before, and it's obvious she is putting herself at risk (did mention the Westies that live in our house?) to get me to put the remaining brood to bed properly. Not only smart beyond any normal understanding, but selfless behavior as well.<br /><br />I don't know how to tell them I'm so sorry I let 5 of them die before figuring out what needed to be done.<br /><br />PS: this looks like and Aussie/NZ blog. I'll be in Golden Bay early next year.<br /><br />Robert in Corvallis, OR-robertwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04522574342227736093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-25349871046885208622010-06-15T03:41:25.367-07:002010-06-15T03:41:25.367-07:00There are a few popular methods for stopping egg e...There are a few popular methods for stopping egg eating, mostly involving some kind of trickery such as false eggs, or making them taste bad - I had a<br />little bit on egg eating in the April 08 Newsletter which may help. <br />The ideal thing is to collect any eggs before they get a chance to peck at them (or have an egg catching nestbox - there is a video of how to make one here : <a href="http://successwithpoultry.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-to-build-your-own-egg-catching.html" rel="nofollow">Egg Catching Nestbox</a>) . There is no one 'cure all' method so it is a case of trying some of the different methods and hopefully one will do the trick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638780006752715900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-76549402861681349562010-06-14T12:33:26.692-07:002010-06-14T12:33:26.692-07:00i have a chicken that pecks hir eggs and has eaten...i have a chicken that pecks hir eggs and has eaten one .<br />whatdo i do.<br />thanks nancynancy w.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-3356041289423311422010-04-19T11:57:29.655-07:002010-04-19T11:57:29.655-07:00We had quite a similar experience with our little ...We had quite a similar experience with our little roo Mr. Chuckers. The friends that had given him to us came by for a visit about a year and a half after we had taken him. When they came up in the yard, he started crowing up a ruckus! He had never acted that way before and we were sure it was his recognition of his former owners. Most people don't believe that chickens can make that connection, but they definitely can!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127927719002627674noreply@blogger.com