Do birds have manners? Based on my observations of our backyard flock I'd have to say yes, but some have better manners than others. For example, the biggest hen in our group, Sunshine, is a bad mannered, pushy, rude, glutton when it comes to feeding time. Observe the bird butt.
The feeding tray is big enough for two or three to stand on each side and eat in an orderly manner. Sunshine (the white one) plops herself down right in the middle of the tray, putting her feet IN the tray, and proceeds to gobble as much food as she can get into her gullet. I did not raise her that way. Maybe she's in her rebellious teen stage.
At one point Caterpillar looked up at me like "are you serious with this pushy broad?"
It's understandable. Look at this! It's shameful. Poor Birdsbun is being forced to eat around Sunshine's feet. I expect better of these ladies. I mean, don't get me wrong, I have a sister and we spent plenty of our adolescence trying to annoy each other. But I think this is just uncalled for. We'll work on it.
She got her comeuppance shortly after eating time when all the other hens jetted off to the bushes for some girl talk/bug eating bonding time, and they tried to ditch her. She's like, "hey wait up ladies! Sorry I stepped in your dinner! It's all good, right?" NO.
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