Chickens

On the #pandemicchickens’ 2 month birthday, TW spent some time in the coop photographing them individually. And, not just because she was trying to get shots that would help chicken experts determine breed or to help us count the roos. (Ugh.)

Here are three videos from 7/1/20. Don’t bother with sound, TW doesn’t really talk to them all that much so there’s nothing to hear except wind, Skeeter whining to get in (or get TW out), and random chicken noises.

Fuzzylegs the Silkie doesn’t like to be held as much as we’d like…

Grey Stuff saw something shiny (in TW’s eye??)

Longer video of TW and the chickens.

Now that Big Bird is in Sesame St, right next to the full flock, he’s a lot happier than he was when he was in the pack n play in the Florida Room. He was so starved for a flock that when I gave him a mirror, he wouldn’t stop looking at it. At all. Not for a second. And if he did, and something (people) scared him, he ran back to the mirror. It was sad.

He acted much that same way in those first few days in Sesame St and he’s still flighty and doesn’t really love anyone at all – but he’s so much happier and so much more calm. He even runs to the gate to see us when we come out for a visit.

Here’s a wee video of Big Bird scratching around on 5/31/20. (There is no audio on his coop camera – not that he makes much noise at all, anyway.)

A couple of days ago, I was out at the chicken coops by myself (or maybe with a dog or two, but TW was definitely not with me.) I was working on Big Bird’s roost and rehanging the xylophone when Tiny Roo tried out his crowing on me. It was the most amusing, pathetic little crowing you’ve ever heard in your life and I laughed and laughed. I told TW later that it sounded like a 14 year old who’s voice was just starting to do that cracking thing that it does. Unfortunately, the Coop Cam didn’t seem to catch his performance.

Well this morning I was out at Big Bird’s coop (by myself again) when I heard the distinct sound of a teenage rooster trying to crow. All of the roos were under their coop watching me but none (except Mrs. Kravitz, of course) were standing still so that I could figure out who it was that was making all that ruckus. I was pretty sure it was Tiny Roo but I could not confirm.

So I noted the time and while I waited for everyone to be ready to leave the house, I looked at the main Coop Cam (the only one with sound) to see if that teenager was caught in the act. Within seconds, there he was… Tiny Roo.

Turn on your sound, click this link, and enjoy his serenade. Or his warning. I dunno which it is. But so far, he seems only to crow at me. lol.