I want to be like @Shadrach when I grow up! Your compassionate approach, observations, and links have benefitted my flock and given me permission to respect and enjoy these creatures on a deeper level.
We have a cockerel many might've culled who now faithfully escorts his first laying pullets to nesting boxes. Thank you to people like Shadrach for sharing different understandings of "aggression" and clues to how human intervention can instigate or interrupt chicken behavior. I have a lot to learn but am seeing the most success combining research with instinct and observation.
This article caught my eye because many think pecking just equals aggression, but my gut rejects that. This is great insight into the complexity of pecking as constructive communication.
We have a cockerel many might've culled who now faithfully escorts his first laying pullets to nesting boxes. Thank you to people like Shadrach for sharing different understandings of "aggression" and clues to how human intervention can instigate or interrupt chicken behavior. I have a lot to learn but am seeing the most success combining research with instinct and observation.
This article caught my eye because many think pecking just equals aggression, but my gut rejects that. This is great insight into the complexity of pecking as constructive communication.
