Had a similar experience years go. We had a box full of chicks (25+) under the kitchen sink. The dog, think English Setter, would sit next to the box watching the chicks. Eventually they got loose, excaped, a mass breakout. We arrived to find the chicks running around the dogs front paws. The poor bewildered dog was afraid to move. We have since learned about 'brooders' and 'chick feed', temperature control' and the correct way to raise chickens. That bunch grew up under the kitchen sink before moving out to a corner of the barn. They lived a happy and productive life. Somehow I can't see that it gets much better than that.
Ol' George
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Pat & Valerie" <pvdibble80@...> wrote:
>
> We took our two grandkids to a local farm for their pumpkin patch. Found the
> pumpkins out in the field. They picked out theirs. Then we went over to
> where they had the swings set up in the hay barn. They played a while, saw
> the calves and as we walked up around to pay for the pumpkins, they had a
> small cage with two baby chicks. Probably a week or so old. They were
> getting feathers. The funny part was a dog from the farm was sitting right
> next to the cage just staring at the chicks. If you came around and blocked
> her view, she just moved over, sat down and stared. It was hilarious. She
> was absolutely intent on watching those chicks. My daughter said she was
> thinking they would make a good snack. Haha
>
> Valerie in Va.
>
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