Helpful Hens
Helpful Hens
There is something special going on when hens help each other.
... especially when they are given a messy treat!
Today, they had cream of wheat with raisins, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, a bit of cornmeal to thicken better, and crushed egg shells.
They inhaled it. You'd think it was their only meal of the day.
During all this, they cleaned each others' beaks. Who cares if it was self-serving! What can I say? It was nice to watch.
... especially when they are given a messy treat!
Today, they had cream of wheat with raisins, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, a bit of cornmeal to thicken better, and crushed egg shells.
They inhaled it. You'd think it was their only meal of the day.
During all this, they cleaned each others' beaks. Who cares if it was self-serving! What can I say? It was nice to watch.
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- TomK
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Kimchick..I'd quite like to treat the girls with that type of meal but i have 42 birds at the moment...including the roos...so I'd go broke being that lavish....but what a nice idea..make some for my breakfast will ya...crushed shells and all...i could use the calcium... :running-chicken:
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I gave mine leftover ribs yesterday. Very bad idea. I had chopped the rack up into individual bones so there would be less fights. I got out of that pen fast when rib bones started flying lol. Vultures!!!
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If I had as many as you do, I don't think I would be treating them either.TomK wrote:QR_BBPOST Kimchick..I'd quite like to treat the girls with that type of meal but i have 42 birds at the moment...including the roos...so I'd go broke being that lavish....but what a nice idea..make some for my breakfast will ya...crushed shells and all...i could use the calcium... :running-chicken:
I have 15 + a rooster. The treat cost me just pennies. The cream of wheat was old; I've had it a long time since before we moved here and that was a year ago - 3 "servings" of that according to directions so ~ 1/4 C, and 1 C total of everything else, plus the eggshells stirred in. This is a winter time thing that I'm trying out, and It's not everyday. Wouldn't want to spoil them too much.
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I get a good chuckle out of that, too!Flat Rock Farm wrote:QR_BBPOST I love watching mine after I give them some yogurt, LOL
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- Farrier1987
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I love my broody hen with chicks a few days old, letting the little ones clean her beak. Fascinates me every time, and the ways she talks to them while its going on.
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Farrier1987. South of Chatham on Lake Erie. Chickens, goats, horse, garden, dog, cat. Worked all over the world. Know a little bit about a lot of things. No incubator, broody hens.
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Oh my gosh, that would be special to watch.Farrier1987 wrote:QR_BBPOST I love my broody hen with chicks a few days old, letting the little ones clean her beak. Fascinates me every time, and the ways she talks to them while its going on.
I also like watching our rooster, Humphrey, make sounds to attract hens to food that he wants to share. Humphrey is the pic I have in my posts.
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Watching broody's with their babies is the best!!Farrier1987 wrote:QR_BBPOST I love my broody hen with chicks a few days old, letting the little ones clean her beak. Fascinates me every time, and the ways she talks to them while its going on.
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