Re: Need to catch our rooster


"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <Omelet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <44c3bd88.337945781@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
jplasater@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

We have no experience. We have only had these chickens for a few
months. When he is roosting, will he be more docile and less likely
to fly? He and our two hens all roost on a 4 ft. bar that we have in
the coup and they are pretty close when they roost. Will we be able
to accomplish this without disturbing the whole group? We just don't
know much about chicken behavior. THanks for any help.

Chickens are pretty helpless at night in the dark.
That's why most predator losses are at night.

Just don't shine the flashlight on the entire group. Aim it at the wall
so you have just enough light to see which chicken you want to grab.

Grab him by the legs off the perch.

He will scream.

Ignore it. ;-)

Oh that's neither kind nor necessary, when they're on the perch you can lift
them easily and gently by putting your hand, palm upward, between his legs
and holding his legs between your outer fingers. If he flaps you can put
your other hand on his back. You shouldn't really need a torch, if you do a
head torch will leave both hands free or you could have someone else holding
one.

Making him flap and scream is more likely to disturb the rest of the birds.

Mary

Mary
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Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson


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