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caught at Alektorophobia is a file of 3 stories. The newest of them: “Mabel's zombie blink is the fowl play we never saw coming”, “This yodeling rooster stole my heart: hot sidewalk and all”, and “When Your Shy Chicken Goes Silent, It's Time to Cluck for Help”. Mabel's zombie blink is the fowl play we never saw coming, and honestly, it's cluck-tastic. So this yodeling rooster strolls into a lady's backyard off the street, hot sidewalk burning his poor feet, and I'm already obsessed. Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every caught story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
Mabel's zombie blink is the fowl play we never saw coming
Mabel's zombie blink is the fowl play we never saw coming, and honestly, it's cluck-tastic. I was just snapping pictures of my chickens when somehow I caught her mid-blink, and she fully embraced the undead look. That's one feathered friend who knows how to commit to a bit. It reminds me of a similar moment of unexpected chicken celebrity, like when a chickenless fan declared we're all adorable and turned that love into a tapestry. Mabel's not cuddly, though. She's a little haunting, a little hilarious, and exactly the kind of quirky chaos that makes chicken keeping so egg-citing. Who needs a serious farm when you've got a zombie hen?
This yodeling rooster stole my heart: hot sidewalk and all
So this yodeling rooster strolls into a lady's backyard off the street, hot sidewalk burning his poor feet, and I'm already obsessed. He's our first boy with full spurs, but he settled right down when I caught him, total sweetheart, no fowl play there. His feet are red and irritated, so he's in quarantine with some ointment, and honestly, I'd be chickening out if he were mean, but he's just pretty and sings like a yodeler. It's a cluck-tastic rescue. Speaking of pretty boys with cameras, our piece "My Nikon and I caught my pretty boys snack-hunting today" shows another feathered friend stealing the spotlight.
When Your Shy Chicken Goes Silent, It's Time to Cluck for Help
Oh, sweetheart. That sounds absolutely terrifying, and my heart is right there on the lap with you. A normally skittish chicken going sluggish, off-balance, and not flinching when you touch near her eye? That is a huge, cluck-tastic red flag. The head-wiping after eating and the head-lowering point strongly toward something neurological, likely a head injury or a serious illness like Marek's disease, which can come on fast. You did the right thing getting her to eat vitamins, but this is beyond a little TLC. She needs a vet, stat. For a look at how quickly chicken surprises can happen, check out "Betsie's mystery yellow chick hatches a cluck-tastic surprise", a much happier kind of egg-citement.