We’ve been taking care of our neighbors’ chickens for the past couple of weeks. Well. I have only been up there a couple of times; husband has head egg collection duty.
Busy chickens
But I went up last weekend and as I approached their space they commenced to clucking and racing around, coming up to whatever side of the pen I was on. I think they miss their people. Husband says no – they’re just excited to get fed.
Whatcha doing out there?
Which could also be true.
But I prefer to think they enjoyed my company while I was there. I talked to them and took their pictures. I thought they were quite beautiful.
So are their eggs.
Yum
Change Is Hard 
May 4, 2015 at 6:49 am
I think they’re lonely. I have a colleague who started keeping chickens a few years ago. He says they have distinct personalities, and he has come to look on them more as pets than as egg providers.
But the food might have something to do with it, too. 🙂
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May 4, 2015 at 8:29 pm
I think they were glad for company too. Food didn’t hurt any though.
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May 4, 2015 at 7:05 am
I’m sure they miss their people.
They are gorgeous, and I bet their eggs are delicious!
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May 4, 2015 at 8:29 pm
Eggs were pretty darn good. I think they are gorgeous too.
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May 4, 2015 at 7:18 am
That looks like fun. (at least for a little while) . LOL
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May 4, 2015 at 8:30 pm
I agree it was fun for awhile. Though I was running out of people to give eggs to. We were getting 6 to 8 a day.
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May 4, 2015 at 8:21 am
Chickens actually do get attached to people – they become the flock leader and don’t feel safe when they not around. Many years ago I had the most amazing bantam chickens – they would follow me every where, sit on my knees and loved loved being patted. Nothing beats fresh laid eggs 🙂
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May 4, 2015 at 8:30 pm
I didn’t know that! They seemed pretty friendly, though I didn’t get into the coop and hang out or anything.
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May 4, 2015 at 9:58 am
I’m sure they were happy to see you – getting fed was probably an incidental contributor to their excitement.
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May 4, 2015 at 8:31 pm
They seemed pretty excited.
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May 4, 2015 at 1:09 pm
You are so lucky!!! Until I can have chickens of my own, I’d love feeding someone else’s once in a while.
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May 4, 2015 at 8:31 pm
Maybe if you let it be known you can chicken sit too! 🙂
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May 4, 2015 at 1:16 pm
Pet sitting, I mean Chicken Sitting, sounds nice! Mommy’s Sister’s neighbor had some chickens before, Mommy rolled an old tree log to the fence near the chickens and would sit on the log and talk and talk to the chickens. Mommy loved talking to the chickens. The neighbor doesn’t have chickens anymore.
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May 4, 2015 at 8:31 pm
Awww…sounds like you guys need to get some chicken sisters…
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May 4, 2015 at 1:22 pm
Well, yes, I imagine they are lonely! Good of you and your husband to “chicken sit” for them!! Bet Katie would be a big help, rounding them up, you know!
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May 4, 2015 at 8:32 pm
Oh yea..she would have been a BIG help. Which is why she didn’t get to go over there with us. Though she did sniff us suspiciously when we got back. I think she thinks we’re cheating on her.
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