Chickens “doing time”

Posted by LP - I always stop to say hello to chickens (horses, cows, sheep and goats, etc., too) - we often hear chickens long before we see any…cockerels doing “their thing” all times of the day - I have this image of the leaders of the gangs, one in each farm on the opposite sides of the road, badmouthing or trash talking each other - which led me onto another image of chickens “doing time” as they are often behind bars:

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A cockerel coming to see who is intruding on his harem 
Hens happily scratching about in their coop
Another cockerel on alert as we approach the coop

This hen was amongst a number of others who were in a field, their scratching and pecking good for the ground 
Chickens “doing time” behind bars
Hens coming over to us expecting a treat or two 
Several chickens in a field 
A hen behind bars 
A chicken on a weather vane
Another cockerel coming to check on me as I peek into the coop


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  1. Cathy D. ZierSeptember 19, 2024 at 1:38 PM

    Love all this beautiful chickens !

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  2. PhoenixSeptember 19, 2024 at 2:24 PM

    What a beautiful, I guess he would prefer handsome, cockerel on your opening photo!!! These chickens beind bars remind me of the Lois & Sue photo behind the fence. That's a brood of chickens. I'm hoping you are getting to enjoy all those fresh eggs!! I can only imagine LP is missing the Virtue Sisters. ;-)

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  3. DeniseSeptember 19, 2024 at 2:58 PM

    That’s a lot of chickens!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2024 at 3:18 PM

    Which came first, the chicken or the LP chicken paparazzi?
    CHERYL

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