The evening ritual is always interesting... Whenever I try to speed the process, it results in a delay since they get side-tracked by me standing there watching and urging.. hahahaha they definitely have their own timing on that one.. and there is always the one that is LAST to go in... they are SO funny!
Haha - yeah, I know. I really wanted them to do it for the camera though. Usually I'll leave them to it until it's actually dark - then I'll usually go in and scoop Fanny up and put her inside. Her best friend (the one who kept going back out to check on her) is sometimes huddled with her.
That is SO sweet.. I haven't ever noticed best friends like that... I have noticed the two ladies at the top of the pecking order seem to hang out together mostly to make sure the other doesn't get a tasty morsel the other one misses.... I can't wait to photo document the babies going out for the first time! I HOPE it's today!
My flock hasn't established a pecking order that I can tell. They don't spar or challenge each other. Even Roo doesn't demonstrate dominant behavior. They all seem to help each other as far as alerting the flock to predators. I hope my treating them pets practically hasn't hurt their ability to function socially as a flock.
Oh, I really doubt it... We always handled our chicks and had them on our laps and everything but they start to turn in to actual chickens at a certain point... T Rex brains and all! But I always did love those dinosaurs :)
The hardest part is once they are a flock and you try to introduce new ones (we have all years but one) It's hard to see the new ones get picked on at first until it all settles in. They can be pretty brutal to the ones that are different... therefore I've finally given up on unusual breeds like the Polish or Cochins as they are SO different, are singled out and bear the brunt.
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Date: 2008-06-29 11:05 pm (UTC)The hardest part is once they are a flock and you try to introduce new ones (we have all years but one) It's hard to see the new ones get picked on at first until it all settles in. They can be pretty brutal to the ones that are different... therefore I've finally given up on unusual breeds like the Polish or Cochins as they are SO different, are singled out and bear the brunt.