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Whew! Beep-beep! Roadrunner stalking my chickies!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 210396" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Marg -- we must have been posting simultaneously!</p><p> </p><p>We have a twisted, multi-forked eucalyptus branch in the old coop, but it's definitely too big for them right now. Possibly some branches from one of our fruit trees would do also.</p><p> </p><p>The chicks have already tried to take a dust bath in the bare patches of the yard. And they absolutely LOVE stretching out in the warm sunshine, usually laying on one side with a leg sticking out one way and a wing extended the other way. Sometimes they'll even stretch their neck out and lay like a lifeless lump with their eyes closed, soaking up the sun <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>We have personalities blooming all over. One of the reds is VERY feisty and, I suspect, the perpetrator of some nasty pecking on the wing of the larger black chick. Drew blood and pulled off some feathers yesterday. I poured some hydrogen peroxide over it and it's nicely scabbed over today. The victim chick is much more docile than the others and complains the least when it's picked up. The smallest black is like a runt and very flighty and nervous. The feisty red is also the biggest, and I am worried it may be a rooster. Either that, or it is a few days older than the others and this accounts for it's larger size (feet are huge) and more developed feathers and comb. I guess time will tell if it's just a bossy hen or not. The second red is not as aggressive, but is a bit more squawky like the runt-like black. </p><p> </p><p>I'm going to go for that lamp this weekend -- I'm really eager to move them OUTSIDE!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 210396, member: 3444"] Marg -- we must have been posting simultaneously! We have a twisted, multi-forked eucalyptus branch in the old coop, but it's definitely too big for them right now. Possibly some branches from one of our fruit trees would do also. The chicks have already tried to take a dust bath in the bare patches of the yard. And they absolutely LOVE stretching out in the warm sunshine, usually laying on one side with a leg sticking out one way and a wing extended the other way. Sometimes they'll even stretch their neck out and lay like a lifeless lump with their eyes closed, soaking up the sun :D We have personalities blooming all over. One of the reds is VERY feisty and, I suspect, the perpetrator of some nasty pecking on the wing of the larger black chick. Drew blood and pulled off some feathers yesterday. I poured some hydrogen peroxide over it and it's nicely scabbed over today. The victim chick is much more docile than the others and complains the least when it's picked up. The smallest black is like a runt and very flighty and nervous. The feisty red is also the biggest, and I am worried it may be a rooster. Either that, or it is a few days older than the others and this accounts for it's larger size (feet are huge) and more developed feathers and comb. I guess time will tell if it's just a bossy hen or not. The second red is not as aggressive, but is a bit more squawky like the runt-like black. I'm going to go for that lamp this weekend -- I'm really eager to move them OUTSIDE! [/QUOTE]
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