REBEL ROGUE & THE THINGS I LEARNED

Things I Learned From A Chicken 

1.  A clapped-trained chicken doesn't always understand they're trained.

2.  A double-dog ambushed chicken will go back to be ambushed another day.

3.  Like that song "I ain't afraid o' no snakes", they sure ain't, they eat 'em!

4.  Cat food, wet or dry, is better than chicken feed.

5.  They're afraid of large predators like owls & coyotes, unless you buy a plastic one and set it on the porch; then it amuses them.

6.  There's a poem about shoo'ing chickens by James Whitcomb Riley:

          Little Orphant Annie’s come to our house to stay,

          An’ wash the cups an’ saucers up, an’ brush the crumbs away,

          An’ shoo the chickens off the porch

I was told to holler "shoo"and "git",  and wield a yard stick.

7.  Why they bob their heads:  "The chicken will move its head forward, then lock its head (and therefore its eyes) in place. allowing its vision to stabilize and give the eyes enough time to survey their surroundings for predators, while allowing their body to catch up to their head."

8.  They have  better vision than humans -- they can see violet and ultraviolet light of the sun coming up.

This means roosters can see the sunrise and crow well before humans can see the sunrise - - often, this is around an hour ahead of time.  Throwing your husband's shoe will not stop the "doodle-doo".

9.  They can 3-way multitask -- strut, bah-gawk, and poop

10.  They have individual personalities = ours is nosy and pushy

11.  They will not share their food with their reflection.  Their reflection is the  enemy, peck at it.

12.  It doesn't have to be Easter-time, they can hide their eggs anytime!

13.  They walk with forward bent knees.

14.  Sitting on the edge of a birdbath hydrates the bird and fertilizes the plants below!

15.  Barking, and squawking, coming from the neighbors helps you locate your rogue chicken.

16.  They can outrun a 3 y.o. toddler.

17.  They can outrun a 3 y.o. toddler heaving a ball!

18.  They can outrun a 3 y.o. toddler heaving a ball, and his faster sister, and his 3 squealing cousins.

19.  No one wants a free-range chicken

20.  No one wants a free free-range chicken.  

21.  No one wants a non-laying free free-range chicken.

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