@why-animals-do-the-thing
So. I know absolutely nothing about bird care. And this seems really harmless and cute. But I was wondering why these chicks are flocking to a dangling key chain like this? Is this just an instinct or have they associated humans with food coming in, or all they all just adorable dumb babies like when you dangle keys in front of a human infant? Why are the chicks flocking like this?
According to @crisscrosscutout, this is super normal chicken behavior. It’s not a result of lack of stimulation or anything, they just really do go ‘ooh shiny’ and flock to check it out.
Definitely looks like a typical “ooh shiny” response from baby animals, there just happens to be a heck of a lot of them in one spot all piling up on each other.
Now please picture a flock of velociraptors doing this.
Is this cos they see them as a threat to their eggs or are they just blood thirsty like Horses when they chew on a mouse lol
They’re bloody predators if they feel like it. Even the chicks are dangerous to smaller animals.
Chickens are omnivores. In addition to grains, seeds, fruit, and insects, they’ll happily eat snakes, lizards, mice, baby birds, even adult birds if the bird is already injured. If they can kill it, they’ll eat it, and they are remarkably proficient at killing things.
I think we should stop using “chicken” as a word for “coward” because have you ever met a chicken? Chickens ain’t scared of shit. Chicken is ready to throw down at all times.
Flint frequently squats for other cockerels and cocks- it’s really funny when it’s one of our larger roosters and he gets squashed, but he’s the one that initiates the interaction so I don’t worry about it. Chia is in love with Acorn and tries to get her to mount her but Acorn doesn’t seem to notice. Chicken sexuality is fascinating (pretty sure all chickens are bisexual).
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