Rural Gardening: Carl the Crookbeaked Chicken, 1 by Lazy_Ladies

Lazy_Ladies wrote:
I'm beginning to think there is something about the temperament with this breed of chicken. I recently purchased an Americauna, her name is Anya. She is the sweetest bird I've met!

She, too, will fly to me and perch on my back, my shoulder, my head, whatever she can. We laugh and say she's a "lover not a fighter" when my two other girls confront her, trying to assert dominance or pecking order, she flies to the nearest high destination to get out of the confrontation. For the first few days she stayed in the coop all day, and would come out when I got home. She'll follow me around the yard and then play "ring around the rosy" if one of the other girls approaches, if they catch her, then she flies to the highest part of me to seek refuge.

On top of all of that, she seems to think that my beagle is her rooster. she follows him all around the yard. she even tried to fly on his back to escape the girls. he didn't appreciate this and yelped, but it was funny to see.

what a sweet bird you have there! she's lucky to have such a caring family!