Don't fall down!

**Russ** · 03-14-2011, 05:44 PM

OMG! I never would have believed it... but chickens are frikkin ANIMALS!
We trimmed the fat from a ham that we cut up for ham and beans and the wife suggested I give to the chickens. huh?

So, we cut it up in small chunks and OMGosh they are very very carnivorous and stop at nothing! The went absolutely wild over this stuff and it was every chicken for itself!

If I ever fall down in the pen, I'm a dead man!

**madhen** · 03-14-2011, 05:46 PM

I've watched mine hunt as a pack and bring down, kill, and rip apart a toad so quickly, I didn't have time to jump in and save the poor thing.

**mauimagic** · 03-14-2011, 05:47 PM

mahalo for the warning =who'd thunk it! Take care.

**Ceashels** · 03-14-2011, 06:26 PM

Good info for my future. I have been educated!

**Ramona** · 03-14-2011, 06:49 PM

Thanks for the laugh, stay on your feet while near those crazy chickens

and carry a big stick.

**Momto5RN** · 03-14-2011, 07:27 PM

reminds me of a wall decoration one of my patients had

" Raising kids is like being pecked to death by a chicken "

i saw that and laughed myself in tears lol !

**sunshine** · 03-14-2011, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by Momto5RN

reminds me of a wall decoration one of my patients had

" Raising kids is like being pecked to death by a chicken "

i saw that and laughed myself in tears lol !

If you've ever been pecked aggressively by a chicken, it might not be quite as funny. . . . true, but not as humerous.

**Palooka** · 03-14-2011, 07:39 PM

Russ, please don't ever fall down. I would miss you.

**sunshine** · 03-14-2011, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by Momto5RN

reminds me of a wall decoration one of my patients had

" Raising kids is like being pecked to death by a chicken "

i saw that and laughed myself in tears lol !

If you've ever been pecked aggressively by a chicken, it might not be quite as funny. . . . true, but not as humerous.

**NikoSan999** · 03-14-2011, 09:16 PM

What Palooka said, don't ever fall down and for heavens sake don't take cookies to the coop

**Russ** · 03-14-2011, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by NikoSan999

What Palooka said, don't ever fall down and for heavens sake don't take cookies to the coop

Nobody gets my cookies, chickens or people..

**frugalwarrior2** · 03-14-2011, 09:33 PM

Yes Russ do be careful. You like beer,beers made of grain. No don't fall in the pen.

**Trentt** · 03-15-2011, 07:18 AM

You also have to keep an eye on your flock in case one gets wounded and bleeds. Chickens are not only carnivorous, but cannibalistic.

When I was a kid we'd routinely find the hides of small hapless animals who'd ventured into the coop looking for an easy egg or chicken meal. The hunter would often become prey. Even larger animals had to be cautious - maybe one chicken would stand no chance against a weasel, but a weasel stands no chance against 200 chickens.

**Darlene** · 03-15-2011, 09:34 AM

Thanks for the PSA (public service announcment)
Ever notice how their eyes follow you as you walk Russ?!

**Russ** · 03-15-2011, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Darlene

Thanks for the PSA (public service announcment)
Ever notice how their eyes follow you as you walk Russ?!

They follow me around, it's like I'm the pied piper!

And one little hen is always right there when I show up. She wants to see what I have for her. If a squat down she will get up on my knee and eat right out of my hand.