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DonyaQuick
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Eghads...Squeak is a dragon right now. Kissy-poo with me, kissy-poo with Goober, but otherwise wanting to fight the entire world - including the dog. He is not eating like he should, too amped to do so I guess, so I will have to bring him inside for that in the evenings. When I pick him up he's cooing at me but then he'll whip his head around and start growling and hissing at wild birds and whatever other animals are about. The army of robins on the lawn and zipping by the enclosure is really not helping things. He's got seemingly zero interest in the main flock's hens. He's just huffing and puffing all the time like he thinks an attack could come from any direction any time. This is a very strange second demon phase that doesn't really line up with what I've read.
Tengu will still fight with Squeak but he just seems confused and afraid more than being all "rawr" about it. I'm keeping Tengu in one half of the enclosure and the Squeak/Goober combo in the other. Tengu and Goober want to hang out. If the rain will let up today, I'm going to try to make Tengu a protected sleeping cube to place in one nest box of the coop so he can sleep in there but not get Squeaked in the face first thing in the morning. The three of them will still sit and snuggle on my lap peacefully in a pile so there is still hope.
Goober is still trying to break it up when Squeak goes nuts. It doesn't work very well. He's probably beinga bout as good a boy as possible under the circumstances.
Vanilla Bean is done with those three young dummies. I gave him his own space once more; he's totally over the boys and sadly not missing their company at all. Also not seeking the company of the main flock's hens. As soon as Chungus is back to normal and back outside, I guess the Bean man will be spending more time on my lap during the day. He was a fireball of a chick but I guess in maturity he's just a big cube that wants peace and snacks.
Current plan is...
Tengu will still fight with Squeak but he just seems confused and afraid more than being all "rawr" about it. I'm keeping Tengu in one half of the enclosure and the Squeak/Goober combo in the other. Tengu and Goober want to hang out. If the rain will let up today, I'm going to try to make Tengu a protected sleeping cube to place in one nest box of the coop so he can sleep in there but not get Squeaked in the face first thing in the morning. The three of them will still sit and snuggle on my lap peacefully in a pile so there is still hope.
Goober is still trying to break it up when Squeak goes nuts. It doesn't work very well. He's probably beinga bout as good a boy as possible under the circumstances.
Vanilla Bean is done with those three young dummies. I gave him his own space once more; he's totally over the boys and sadly not missing their company at all. Also not seeking the company of the main flock's hens. As soon as Chungus is back to normal and back outside, I guess the Bean man will be spending more time on my lap during the day. He was a fireball of a chick but I guess in maturity he's just a big cube that wants peace and snacks.
Current plan is...
- Rather than redo the run extension in-situ, there will be a new enclosure further away from the main flow of traffic and activity on the property. This will be a calmer place for cockerels that currently seem to go right into over-excitement mode every time the front door opens. Really the only issue would be running a heated waterer out there in the worst parts of winter, but it might still be close enough for that to work.
- Vanilla Bean gets to stay right up by the house, right in the foot traffic zone because he loves people, and I guess I will try to get him a couple significantly calmer hens to hang out with.