Farmers often pick up chickens at night to minimize stress on the birds and to ensure their safety. Chickens are naturally more docile in the dark, making it easier to handle them without causing panic. Additionally, nighttime collection helps protect them from predators and allows farmers to manage their flocks more effectively without the distractions and disturbances present during the day.
On the Wii, they're usually there for decoration, but if you slowly walk up to them and then press a when "Pick Up" comes at the bottom of the screen, you will, obviously, pick the chicken up. you can then throw it.
This is funny because my dad and i bought chickens 3 months ago. But we have a chicken pen and we usually leave the door open until they get in. Because they usually walk together in groups. Or just pick them up 1 at a time and set them in the chicken pen or coup.
Yes a skunk will take eggs and kill chickens. Late at night when the chickens roost they are very docile and will allow a predator to come right up to them without much fear.
Chickens have wings because they can, and do fly. They don't fly for long stretches, but they do fly up to perches at night, or if they're trying to get away from a predator.
A farmer is a person that grows crops or breeds animals. They wake up early and look after there stock and usually are up late at night still looking after them. A farmer is a person that owns stock or grows a vast amount of crops. Dairy farmers produce milk etc. They usually own farms and have tractors and live in the countryside.
Yes they can. Farmers pick up sickness and disease from their sheep all the time.
no chickens eat everything, sometimes i think they are more like pigs then pigs are. I actually fed my chickens catfood when they were molting, gave them extra protein for growing back their feathers.
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I Have 4 chickens and they are very friendly. i try to hold them every other day. If your chickens wont let u pick them up than just hang around there cage allot till they get used to you. With in a week your chickens will most likely be ready for you to pet them. They wont be very happy if you try and pick them up when they aren't ready. All chickens are different except one thing..... they will forgive you. Once your chicken trusts you than all you do is train them with food. They love food and will do almost any thing for it.
Chickens will naturally go home to roost about half an hour before dark. If you leave a light on in the coop they will wander in and settle down all by themselves. All you need to do is go in after dark and lock them down for the night. Time means nothing to the hens, its all about the ability to see and as dusk approaches they seek shelter.
hey use an extremely handy tool called a ladder!
My chickens all hunker down, arch their back and sort of waddle in place when they think I am going to pick them up. They sort of stomp in place and wait for me to pick them up and pet them for a bit.