Julie has one chicken who is adamant about roosting on the fence instead of instead in the coop, which gets locked at night to prevent wild critter raids. A chick on the fence is likely to become someone's dinner so every night, I have to hoist her down. The first two nights, I dealt with being beat by her flapping wings while I tried to unclench her claws from the fence. I am 5' and the fence is a little over 6' so it is hard for me to "lift and separate" her from the fence. I decided to see if I could poke her, causing her to let go of the fence and jump down, at which point I could easily corral her into the coop.
What did she do instead of unclenching her claws? She grabs hold of the stick. I lifted her down and seriously, she rode all the way to the coop. This has happened for several nights now. Last night, I took my cell phone with me and snapped a pic of "her highness" riding her stick to the coop.
Chick on a Stick
Brilliant! I'd have used a garden hose, and probably not near as effectively.
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