sleeping
sleeping at Alektorophobia is a file of 3 stories. The newest of them: “When Your Shy Chicken Goes Silent, It's Time to Cluck for Help”, “Tiny Marans Froment chicks are cluck-tastic, and currently napping!”, and “My chickens snub their fancy coop: how do I win back their roost?”. Oh, sweetheart. There's something deeply hilarious about a pile of Tiny Marans Froment chicks napping on your lap, swaddled in a dryer-warmed towel like they're at a spa. Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every sleeping story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
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.
Tiny Marans Froment chicks are cluck-tastic, and currently napping!
There's something deeply hilarious about a pile of Tiny Marans Froment chicks napping on your lap, swaddled in a dryer-warmed towel like they're at a spa. I get it, these little fluffballs are cluck-tastic, but also utterly ridiculous in their trust. Our newest additions to the flock are currently snoozing on /u/Bearthegood, which is both adorable and a little terrifying if you've ever seen how fast a sleeping chick can transform into a tiny chaos machine. This is the kind of wholesome fowl play that makes you forget they'll eventually grow up to plot your demise. For more feathered friend adventures, check out our related article, "Chickens Got Her Good! A Backyard Poultry Adventure."
My chickens snub their fancy coop: how do I win back their roost?
Three weeks of watching your hens roost in a bush while that expensive Omlet Cube sits there, empty and judging? I feel for you. It's the classic fowl play: you buy the luxury coop, and they choose a twig. Honestly, it sounds like you've got a couple of rebel hens on your hands. But before you box it up, know that this is a common, cluck-tastic plot twist. They're not broken; they're just being chickens. A gentle nudge (and maybe a dusk patrol to guide them in) often does the trick. If they still prefer the great outdoors, you might have to accept your fate as a chicken butler.