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It looked just like that here too! But I was driving so I've no photos of it.

I pick them up from below so they stand on my hands, which is something Shad suggested I try. It's been really good but of course, is much easier at night time when they're on the roost already.

That's a lot even for people who love socialising. I'd be a wreck.

Wow, I was not expecting the alien grey rat to be a kid's toy!

The look on this one's face!

It seems that hen actually wants to be picked up.

I owe tax for plastics chat too.

Good to know! Just saw a German study (via the editorial I linked) that found ingested microplastics in 28 of 30 cetaceans (fellow mammals) but no clear indication of harm from ingestion. But I'd still rather be safe than sorry.

Might as well be safe than sorry.

Yes. Good point. I thought we were discussing microplastics, but maybe not?

Question: is it very bad for us? I would have thought no or not very bad. Next Q: is it bad for other mammals, fish, or birds? I found an editorial of a special edition that says plastic ingestion slows growth but I haven't looked at the precise details yet.

That's a good idea.

Hey, thanks for running the thread and sharing your observations and experience! Like Ribh, to me your chicken wisdom makes sense, so I implement what I can within my constraints and I'm sure the hens are happier because of your efforts to share and advise.

I was describing proportions not weight. Blossom considers herself much smaller than Mary, who considers herself much bigger than Blossom. I'm sure that if the cat considered herself big enough, she'd stand up to the chook.

That's a huge price rise!

My hens have a special call for this purpose too. Then Mary (the biggest hen - about twice the size of Blossom, the cat) takes a few steps towards the cat to intimidate her. Sometimes Mary charges at her. The cat always runs away. Because the yard is Blossom's territory, other cats stay away.

As far as I can tell without my glasses on, the chickens look extremely healthy in that photo Shad.

Give it a go. See what happens. Put a sign out the front.

Wow! Great job!

I've never seen an overgrown beak like that! Quite extraordinary.