kyratshooter
11-27-2012, 11:42 AM
I just heard my chickens go into a frenzy, as they do any time they are confronted by a predator. I looked out the window to discover a squirrel stealing some of their food pellets that had fallen outside their cage.
They did the same thign to the neighbor's cat yesterday. They generally ignore the cat but it must have been giving off a hungry vibe and upset them greatly.
They also went into warning mode when a friend came to the house the other day and the rooster would not let them out of their car! He kept running up and pecking at their shoes, actually charging at them.
This is new behavior. I am waiting to see if it continues and what parimeters control it before arming the birds and giving them badges.
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They did the same thign to the neighbor's cat yesterday. They generally ignore the cat but it must have been giving off a hungry vibe and upset them greatly.
They also went into warning mode when a friend came to the house the other day and the rooster would not let them out of their car! He kept running up and pecking at their shoes, actually charging at them.
This is new behavior. I am waiting to see if it continues and what parimeters control it before arming the birds and giving them badges.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://stockfresh.com/files/s/shevs/m/83/1168922_stock-photo-chicken-sheriff.jpg&imgrefurl=http://stockfresh.com/image/1168922/chicken-sheriff&usg=__x1tIKWtioVXK-pQTqykyyRMqBO4=&h=400&w=281&sz=52&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&tbnid=4E8zR8bDYNF0GM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=87&ei=Qt-0UNCaN4m89QSb1YCgDw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsheriff%2Bchicken%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX% 26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1