Chooks are very amusing creatures, for sure. I love the fact that ours seem to be able to get out of any enclosure but can never figure out how to get back in!
I burst out laughing and am still smiling..That looks like a Barred Rock, we have two and they are quite the characters and explorers, so maybe that explains 'hitching a ride' on the goat express! hahaha!
Dani, could be. The chickens are always inspecting the goats for the occasional bug or stray seed. One thing that hen has figured out is that if she gets up onto a goat's back, it's easier to get over the fence!
Nina, they truly are. We have escape artists too. The Ameraucanas wait until they see me coming, then run to the gate. They know I'll let them back in!
Dr. Momi, not in the least! They actually stand still so she can get her balance. :)
Richard, our rooster used to love the goats and followed them everywhere. One day his hormones kicked in and he's been a chicken man ever since. :)
Mr. H, chicken saddles! That's one I haven't heard of. Must look that up!
Bettina, LOL, I thought of that too.
Sherri, good guess. She's actually a Barred Holland, but few people are familiar with that breed. The Barred Hollands are very inquisitive too.
Wild Thing, they know the best spots for these things! I'm impressed your two roosters get along.
Renee, yup. It's all the same bird. She's very frequent at this, so it was easy to snap a few pix.
Aren't animails just wonderful fun! I had a hen, Cynthia, that used to ride around on our boar hog's back...he loved her because she kept the bugs off and he kept her company (she was the one the other hens picked on). I could watch the two of them all day...that was a long time ago and I miss them both.
My lamancha seems to encourage chicken riders....he lays close to them & seems quite pleased when they hop on....so perhaps they do help with bug control? lol
I have pictures of one of my goat kids riding the sheep (we called it sheep surfing). She would jump up when I threw hay to avoid being trampled by the mob, and eventually someone would drop hay on the back of her ride, so she could eat breakfast high and safe. It was hilarious to watch, and the sheep never seemed to mind.
Maybe the chicken is removing insects from the goat whilst she is catching a ride...?
ReplyDeleteToo cute Leigh! Our goats have once in a great while jumped on the horses backs while they are sleeping, believe me, it doesn't last long!
ReplyDeleteI feel like you need a little jingle to accompany this post. A theme song ;) Like the old speed racer song that sticks in your head.
ReplyDeleteChooks are very amusing creatures, for sure. I love the fact that ours seem to be able to get out of any enclosure but can never figure out how to get back in!
ReplyDelete...and the goat doesn't care at all. Love it :-)
ReplyDeleteCute pictures, and you really have to watch those roosters!. Richard from the Amish community of Lebanon,Pa
ReplyDeleteI have heard that they make chicken saddles...now I know why.:)
ReplyDeleteand I thought the song was called "ghost rider" - my mistake:))
ReplyDeleteI burst out laughing and am still smiling..That looks like a Barred Rock, we have two and they are quite the characters and explorers, so maybe that explains 'hitching a ride' on the goat express! hahaha!
ReplyDeleteAs I write this and am peering out my window, my two roosters are sitting in a wheelbarrow surveying their kingdom...the laughs never stop...RIGHT!!!
ReplyDeleteis it just the one bird?
ReplyDeleteToo funny!! That chicken is a highjacker!
ReplyDeleteDani, could be. The chickens are always inspecting the goats for the occasional bug or stray seed. One thing that hen has figured out is that if she gets up onto a goat's back, it's easier to get over the fence!
ReplyDeleteNina, they truly are. We have escape artists too. The Ameraucanas wait until they see me coming, then run to the gate. They know I'll let them back in!
Dr. Momi, not in the least! They actually stand still so she can get her balance. :)
Richard, our rooster used to love the goats and followed them everywhere. One day his hormones kicked in and he's been a chicken man ever since. :)
Mr. H, chicken saddles! That's one I haven't heard of. Must look that up!
Bettina, LOL, I thought of that too.
Sherri, good guess. She's actually a Barred Holland, but few people are familiar with that breed. The Barred Hollands are very inquisitive too.
Wild Thing, they know the best spots for these things! I'm impressed your two roosters get along.
Renee, yup. It's all the same bird. She's very frequent at this, so it was easy to snap a few pix.
APG, LOL, and the goats don't mine!
Aren't animails just wonderful fun! I had a hen, Cynthia, that used to ride around on our boar hog's back...he loved her because she kept the bugs off and he kept her company (she was the one the other hens picked on). I could watch the two of them all day...that was a long time ago and I miss them both.
ReplyDeleteGot the themesong from Rawhide going throug my head now.
ReplyDeleteThat is too adorable. And what a patient goat!
ReplyDeleteOh this is so adorable!
ReplyDeleteBet the goat doesn't mind since she's getting her tail-end & back scratched by the chicken's feet!!
ReplyDeleteLynda, how funny. You know, our goats never seem to mind the chickens. Must be mutual!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn Renee, LOL. That's a good one too.
Red Hill, they all are! When that chicken hops up, they stop and stand still for her.
Alicia, I agree!
And they say goats are the silly ones?? :o}
ReplyDeleteToo funny!!
ReplyDeleteJudy
LOL!! Those are great!!!
ReplyDeleteCute! hahaha....thanks for following my blog,Leigh...lovely blog u have here...:)
ReplyDeleteLOL Love the pics!!
ReplyDeleteMy lamancha seems to encourage chicken riders....he lays close to them & seems quite pleased when they hop on....so perhaps they do help with bug control? lol
Mama Pea, Judy, and BRF, never a dull moment with critters!
ReplyDeleteHangKebon, thanks! And thank you for following mine as well.
Crystal, how funny. Maybe he wants to be a working goat! You know, pull a cart, a wagon, a plow ..... ;)
I have pictures of one of my goat kids riding the sheep (we called it sheep surfing). She would jump up when I threw hay to avoid being trampled by the mob, and eventually someone would drop hay on the back of her ride, so she could eat breakfast high and safe. It was hilarious to watch, and the sheep never seemed to mind.
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