food and water
Alektorophobia keeps food and water in one place: 3 stories so far. The section currently leads with “My Muscovy's a flight risk: and a feathered food thief”, “Stargazing, staggering, and stuck: our feathered friend needs a vet, stat”, and “Mr. Respectful Rooster Turns into a Broody Hen Chaser”. So your Muscovy thinks he's an escape artist *and* a food thief? A head that won't stop twisting, a walk that's more moonwalk than strut, and a stubborn little chick who's been at it since day one. Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every food and water story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
My Muscovy's a flight risk: and a feathered food thief
So your Muscovy thinks he's an escape artist *and* a food thief? That's some next-level fowl play right there. I feel your pain, these birds are stubborn enough to make a rooster blush, and apparently, flight is just another tool in their mischief toolkit. The fact that he flew right back in after his great escape? Classic. It's like he wanted to prove he *could* leave, not that he actually wanted to. Muscovies really do march to the beat of their own drum, or wing, I suppose. For anyone else wrangling a feathered Houdini, you're not alone. And if you need a laugh about coop chaos, check out our piece on "16 hens, 80 feet, one rooster: is your coop a cluck-tastic fit."
Stargazing, staggering, and stuck: our feathered friend needs a vet, stat
A head that won't stop twisting, a walk that's more moonwalk than strut, and a stubborn little chick who's been at it since day one. That's a cluck-tastic puzzle if I've ever seen one. This little Brahma bantam is eating and drinking like a champ, but he can't seem to get his legs or his neck on the same page. The constant rightward turn and the classic stargazing pose? That's a big, flashing neon sign pointing straight at something neurological. I'm no vet, but I'd say your gut is spot on. He's got the warmth and the grub, but he needs more than that. This isn't a case for waiting it out; this is a case for a professional.
Mr. Respectful Rooster Turns into a Broody Hen Chaser
Well, isn't that just the pecking order polka? Your rooster's little chase after your broody hen sounds more like a "welcome back to the flock" than fowl play. It's actually pretty egg-citing that he's giving her the business now that she's rejoined the free-roaming crew. I mean, three months of peace and then this? Classic chicken drama. It's great to hear she's injury-free and that you're on top of her health. Honestly, it sounds like you've read the situation perfectly; a little re-establishing of the social ladder is normal. And hey, congrats on that first fertilized egg! Seeing those veins is a cluck-tastic milestone.