by liz » Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:42 am
That is a good idea.
This is a new twist on my flock. In my home I have a screen door on their room. Here they are behind a door and loose in the room. When I open the door they flock to me like little chickens. I put their food tray on the bed. They can all get to it by flying, climbing the side of the bed or climbing the cage pushed up against the bed.
Phoenix cannot fly due to his wing mutilation but he can climb. I guess he thought it was too much work and stayed by my feet as if waiting for something. He would not step up or be scooped so I just picked him up with one hand and put him on the bed. Now he comes to me expecting me to pick him up. Tommy thought he was getting special treatment so he stayed by my feet too. He does step up but I picked him up the same way as Phoenix and that is what he wanted. It is like all of a sudden they wanted to be my friends.
The baby comes to me to be picked up when I go in the room. He is so funny looking right now.
I have to order more eggs. Because they are loose they find nooks and crannies and want to build nests.
Bad boy Flutter is going to get his butt kicked. While a pair is mating he tries to join in. I also saw him come out running from under a sheet that I used to protect things in the room from poop with another chasing him. He needs to work on finding a mate and settling down.. There are eligible females in the flock.
I wonder if this goes on in the wild flocks. This is a real Payton Place.