I made a video of my birds today! This is my first video project I have edited like this, and while it isn’t perfect, I am proud of it. 🙂 I think it shows just how happy my birds are.
The rooster at the very start of the video is Fancy Pants. I named him that because of his feathery legs. (He’s a cochin). The hen that’s looking up at the nesting box is Henny Penny. The mother hen’s name is Chikoh, I still have to name her baby. Chikoh is part Silkie and part English Game Hen. Disco is the duck that’s standing outside the pen, (the first duck in the video). You can also see a little turken and my guinea fowl. 🙂
Any way, I hope you enjoy the video. I would have kept the original audio, but it was choppy since I edited it. I think the music is pretty anyway.
I also discovered some amazing videos of chickens tonight. You can watch them on my YouTube Channel in the “Amazing Birds” playlist. I will post more about them tomorrow.
I have been helping my dad with our new duck/chicken pen for awhile now. I’ve done most of the staining and the pen is nearly finished. The doors just need to go on and be painted, which I am doing today.
It’s a nice pen, spacious and well built. I know our birds will love it.
I will take some photos of the pen as well as of the birds. I also want to get some videos to share. 🙂
Until then, here is another cute video I found. It’s so sweet to see the mommy talking to her little babies and the babies talking with her. How can anyone not see that chickens are very social and form bonds and relationships like all other animals do?
I can’t help but contrast this video with what goes on in so many hatcheries. All these babies want is warmth and protection. (Notice how they go under mommy to stay warm and safe). So many poor little ones are denied this kind of care.
I just want to add though that I realize many chicks and other baby birds are hatched in incubators and therefore have no hen to go with. I myself have hatched birds in this way. I don’t believe it’s wrong so long as they are kept warm and safe and protected as they would be if they had a mother bird. They do very well on their own actually and they bond with the other babies. That being said, I have always preferred to hatch birds naturally so that they do have a mother, that is clearly the best way and the way God intended it to be.
Mother hens are in many ways one of the best mothers in the animal kingdom. They will often die protecting their young and they are very affectionate and attentive to their chicks. I have had many hens fly at me while I am giving them food or water, because they perceived me as a threat and were trying to protect their babies. They really will stand up to anything that they believe may harm their chicks.
The Bible has a beautiful verse which I am sure most people have heard:
“Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.” – Matthew 23:37
God, who made these wonderful animals is using the mothering nature of the hen to describe how He feels toward His people. I think that is a beautiful thing. There truly are elements of who God is in the creatures He has made, to me this also mean they have exceptional value. To know that we can look at a mother hen with her little ones and see a bit of God, is amazing. 🙂
Love the Birds 