AsheSkyler wrote: ↑Apr 9th, '25, 00:50 Such sweet feather babies! I owned bantam chickens as a young teen, and they were such a delight. I loved the feeling of the little birdie feet. They were yard birds though, and if yours were as well, I can only imagine what happened to three of them.

AsheSkyler wrote: ↑Apr 10th, '25, 04:01 Oh yeah. Lost LOTS of babies over the years to owls, hawks, raccoons, and snakes. Possibly a few coyotes, foxes, or bobcats, but not sure. To a certain degree, I was relieved when it was a snake or bird who took them, because then I didn't have to bury whatever pieces were left behind.

But for fond memories, my lazy little bantams would use me as a stepladder to fly up in a tree. No warning either. I'd be standing there, minding my own business, and all of a sudden there would be a lot of beating noises and clawing on the back of my head, a rooster would stand on my head and crow, then fly up to whatever limb he wanted to sleep on that night. XD

GoldenAltaira wrote: ↑Apr 10th, '25, 05:29That's so adorable!! One of my roosters got into a fight with a younger rooster (younger one kicked his butt) and he got an injured eye. I brought him inside and healed it. Eye is all better and now he is attached to me XD he wants to spend all day with me and makes me feel bad for leaving him outside with the others. He still fights so currently I have been keeping him in a tent for saftly. It was meant to be a breeding tent lol but I need to get a new tent for that now XD (want to pick the roosters and hens to make new color babies with and get even more chickens this year) lol

AsheSkyler wrote: ↑Apr 12th, '25, 03:32 I'm sure roosters look intimidating to each other with their hackles up, but I can't help but think they look like umbrellas.

AsheSkyler wrote: ↑Apr 12th, '25, 03:32

GoldenAltaira wrote: ↑Apr 10th, '25, 05:29That's so adorable!! One of my roosters got into a fight with a younger rooster (younger one kicked his butt) and he got an injured eye. I brought him inside and healed it. Eye is all better and now he is attached to me XD he wants to spend all day with me and makes me feel bad for leaving him outside with the others. He still fights so currently I have been keeping him in a tent for saftly. It was meant to be a breeding tent lol but I need to get a new tent for that now XD (want to pick the roosters and hens to make new color babies with and get even more chickens this year) lol

Poor baby! I'm glad his eye healed up.

My babies squabbled a lot too. My closest pet often got picked on. He got to where he was my little buddy because I'd go pick him up when he was getting chased by the other roosters. However, he was still a VERY proud little thing, so when he would seek me out and insist on me carrying him around the yard, I had to hold out my arm for him to fly up and land on me, because it was just too insulting to be picked up like a common unwinged thing. XD

I'm sure roosters look intimidating to each other with their hackles up, but I can't help but think they look like umbrellas.