Well I've been wondering if my Barred Rock hen would let the rooster any where near her. She is a very 'crabby' hen. Doesn't let any chickens come near her. But yesterday I noticed the rooster actually grab her by the head feathers and do his thing. He's 18 wks old now. I've been noticing that he's been spending alot of time around her the last few days, but have been busy over the weekend and didn't look out the window much. Just happened to look out the window and saw 'the deed'. I can't wait to see what they 'throw'. He's a mix between a RIR and a Harco Black. I've posted a pic of him earlier.
He did it
Some girls just can't resist the bad boys. ;)
First time having a rooster, so I had no idea what to expect. Just getting into this chicken 'thing'. This is suppose to be just for a bit of colorful 'lawn ornaments'. :)
I've got young roosters that are just now learning about the girls too.
They grab the poor girls by the head feathers and all kinds of squawking and flailing (the girls are just now learning about the boys too) and now I have a few bald headed gals around the pen.
Funny story.
I asked my married daughter to come feed and water them for a couple days while we went out of town. She did.
I got a frantic phone call on my cell about 6:30 in the evening, "Mom, one of your chickens is trying to kill the other one, so I caught the one that was being attacked and put it in a dog crate."
I had to laugh. I told her that the same thing goes on every evening about that time, and they're just doing what chickens do. She was so adament that no, that wasn't it.........one was trying to kill the other. And she was determined that none of the chickens were going to die on "her watch".
I just told her to put the chicken back in the pen and promised it would be fine. She did, reluctantly. When I got back home, I had a bald chicken.
It was so funny. (Probably not to the chickens though.)
When I was a kid of about 6 or 7 years I once saw a bull up on a cows back. I asked my grandma what was going on with that cow up on the other cows back.........she never batted an eye and said...."They are playing tag.....and that one is IT".........LOL
Years back I had rabbits and this one particular day I had one of the does in with the buck and my daughter, who was about 4 at the time, very innocently told me "Look mom, their're marrying". I had a real hard time not laughing.
Growing up on the farm isn't bad for kids. The animals may teach them about sex, but they'll never introduce them to drugs.
Aint it the truth!!
love these stories!
My newbie Roo's were pulling the girls head feathers but looking them dead in the eyes from the front,not on top! Ive been watchin them and they are trying to figure it out and so far all I see is a couple of really frustrated girls that at now chasing 'ole Papa Roo!!!! Too Funny!
*snort* I can see the pigs now: "psst, kid. Wanna buy some... cracked corn?"
A friend of mine was so horrified that my 3 and 2 year olds would pull up chairs to watch our cat remove the innards and extremeties of meadow voles before eating. What, letting them play "kill" video games is better? Huh?
gee
it taught my kids that they don't ever want to live on a farm........
You know, my kids used to say that too!! Now that they are grown,and their babies are in school, I hear all the time how they wish their children had been brought up on the farm!!
My kids keep saying that they can't imagine living in town or a city. We're about 1/2 km off the road, that's how long our driveway is, so we have no neighbours that are close. The nearest is at the beginning of the driveway.
Of course our hens never get with the roo unless we have guests - I just say, oooops, we have an Xrated chicken yard and go on, what else ya gonna do, the chickens, hens and roos are not the least bit bashful, whew!! Growing up with animals is wonderful for kids...
Well if the little ones are raised to get used to seeing it and then they learn to go their own way without a fuss about it, we wont be raising any young ones that are overly curious later on! It will be a natural thing to them with no confusion , I believe!
... and they'll know what comes of it, too. :) peep, peep
So true. They can also learn that that's the way the animal world does it, and since we are way above being animals............we do things a little different. That we're "special", and they are special too.
It seems children raised around "Natural" occurences, develop a sixth sense about Privacy and Respect for others!