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Tis a lovely sunny day here- so I've let Tippy outside with her 3 chicks.
I've thrown some crumb down for them and stood back to watch.
The head cockerel came over and had a good look at the chicks and started to eat the crumb. All calm and serene, so I was pleased that he was fine with the chicks as with the last couple of clutches he'd had.
Anyway- one of the chicks went over to him and started eating 'his' crumb and he grabbed the little thing and violently flung it to one side
Naturally I dashed over and shoved him hard out of the way and stood up to him and he legged it off.
Turned round and there was Tippy , she flung herself at my leg , grabbing hold of my trousers with her beak and grappled with my leg with her feet in the way the cockerels do when defending their gals!!!!
Urmm....excuse me Mrs....It was me defending your chick- not attacking it!!!
( I've kept my eye on them for a while now- and all is fine thank goodness- but it did cross my mind if Au Vin knew the chicks weren't blood relatives???- anyone know if they can tell?...he certainly should start wondering when they are 4 times his body weight!!!!)
I've thrown some crumb down for them and stood back to watch.
The head cockerel came over and had a good look at the chicks and started to eat the crumb. All calm and serene, so I was pleased that he was fine with the chicks as with the last couple of clutches he'd had.
Anyway- one of the chicks went over to him and started eating 'his' crumb and he grabbed the little thing and violently flung it to one side
Naturally I dashed over and shoved him hard out of the way and stood up to him and he legged it off.
Turned round and there was Tippy , she flung herself at my leg , grabbing hold of my trousers with her beak and grappled with my leg with her feet in the way the cockerels do when defending their gals!!!!
Urmm....excuse me Mrs....It was me defending your chick- not attacking it!!!
( I've kept my eye on them for a while now- and all is fine thank goodness- but it did cross my mind if Au Vin knew the chicks weren't blood relatives???- anyone know if they can tell?...he certainly should start wondering when they are 4 times his body weight!!!!)
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