Short video of my brother's pet chickens grazing on crabgrass

[NCarolinawoman]

I posted this at the garden site but thought you all might enjoy it as well. This is where I get my eggs from.

http://vid46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/davidstephens88/Chicks%20in%20the%20crabgrass_zpseetktc0h.mp4

[Phentex]

1. Neat!

Thanks for sharing that!

[TygrBright]

2. Happy chickens lay the best eggs. n/t

[Curmudgeoness]

3. They looked like they were enjoying themselves.

You can't do better than that---happy chickens, fresh eggs, weed control, insect control, fertilize the yard.

[NCarolinawoman]

4. Yes.

And the chickens and rooster all have names. When they go to the vets, they sit on the designated "cat side" of the waiting room in a card board box, popping their heads out from time to time to look around. When Mr. PIP, the rooster goes, he is particularly interested in looking around at his surroundings.

[NCarolinawoman]

5. Don't know how well you can hear the narration....

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The two chickens running after "Mr. Pip", the rooster, idolize him--they are his daughters. The older hens, not so much--they are tired of getting "mounted." After the deed is done which lasts a few seconds, the hens momentarily shake, as if to get the cooties off.

Mr. Pip is a good rooster--his job is to keep the girls together, keep them safe and to watch for predators--mainly hawks. A good rooster will fight off a hawk.

He also finds special treats for them. He does a little dance when a treat is found, and the hens will rush over. The treat is usually a bug of some sort. Or one of the blueberries that my brother and his wife put out. Blueberries are a very special treat.