I hope you weren’t expecting a recipe here!
We have discovered that our little brood has a pretty low tolerance for heat and direct sun light. It isn’t uncommon for the chickens to exit the coop and instantly flop into a pile and fall asleep. One after another, they walk into a sunny spot, fluff out their feathers, get weak in the knees and sprawl to the ground in slow-motion with their wings opened.
Our cold-hardy Chantecler chickens will thrive when the temperatures drop below freezing but who knew that they would melt on a sunny 25C day?
They’re not dead. They’re resting.
Their narcolepsy episodes never last long. They managed to pull themselves together and run for the shade after a minute or two. But it is very amusing to see them run across a sunny patch, slow down and have their knees turn to jelly before they make it to the other side.
I think I might enjoy a catnap myself here in this sunbeammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….
Jennifer said,
July 4, 2013 @ 12:03 pm
Your chickens are funny. I would have thought they were dying. It’s great how all species react differently to environmental factors. Thanks for the post and pics.
Along A Path said,
July 4, 2013 @ 3:12 pm
I had no idea what we were getting into when we got the chickens. Who knew that they would be so fun?
Cheers!