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Rescued a terror..
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I recently rescued a little feathered terror who was wandering around a neighborhood for weeks, and let me tell you, this “poor baby chick” turned out to be quite the bantam! With a flock of standard chickens at home, I was curious to see how she’d fit in, so I set her up in her own mini chicken coop. But this pint-sized escape artist has already managed to break free twice, soaring to the highest point in the barn just to taunt us! While she’s receiving treatment for scaly leg mites and some cuts, she’s taken a liking to me—cuddles and all! However, she absolutely loathes my husband and sons. Someone suggested she might be an old game hen.
 | I got a call that a “poor baby chick” was wandering in a neighborhood for the last few weeks. She was finally captured and the “chick” was a bantam. I have no bantams, just a ton of standards, but took her home and placed her in her own mini chicken coop. The little terror has escaped twice, so now she is padlocked in. She loves to escape and fly to the highest part of the barn and taunt us. She is being treated for scaly leg mites, as well as some cuts on her body. She likes me, lets me hold and cuddle her. However, she HATES my sons and husband. Like loathes them. Someone said shes an old game hen, any other guesses? Any advice? [link] [comments] |
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