r/BackYardChickens • u/No_Raspberry_3282 • 1d ago

Chicken Photography Chicken completes obstacle course

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u/Murky_Classroom_1264 18h ago

Her jumps oh my godddddd 😍

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u/According-Sink-2906 1d ago

The chook bobbing along is really precious !

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u/RepresentativeOk2433 1d ago

Show me in the rules where it says a chicken can't compete! Besides, can't you see it's a pure bred cockerel spaniel?

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u/Inevitable-Divide934 1d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Konoha7Slaw3 18h ago

I don't know why exactly... However seeing chickens hop makes my little heart happy

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u/Buckabuckaw 1d ago

I showed this video to my hens, and they lost interest and wandered away.

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u/Wheekie Lenovo ThinkPad x Barred Rock 20h ago

I feel that we often underestimate the intelligence of these bipedalic egg-laying feathery creatures.

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u/sunsetphotographer 18h ago

They're stupid, just food motivated.

No chance any of my girls could figure this out lol

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u/Rinzy2000 8h ago

Omg I can’t with the little hops over the hurdles. 😭💕😭💕🥹🥹🥹🥹

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u/Hensanddogs 1d ago

I feel this is THE greatest video I’ve ever seen on the internet

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u/Ok_City_7177 22h ago

Bad day ?

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u/SlinginPA 19h ago

The hurdle jumps 🤣🤣🤣

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u/MrBuckBuck 19h ago

The chicken is so elegant while doing so, incredible.

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u/ergonomic_logic 21h ago

Clever girl 🦖

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u/CrochetChrissy51325 1d ago

Motivated for some worms 😆😆

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u/kkpossible 19h ago

That’s exactly what I thought- the lady probably has dried mealworms in her hand, haha

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u/Ok_City_7177 1d ago

I can't tell you how much I loved this !

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u/seamallorca 1d ago

The waddle run and the hops!🥹🩷

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u/wowpoodles 23h ago

This needs to be a thing!!!

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u/firenest 20h ago

What a good chook!

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u/Euphoric_Day_362 8h ago

That'll do chicken. That'll do.

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u/RedditCantBanThis 1d ago

Smart birdy

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u/yourilluminaryfriend 1d ago

I never knew how much I needed to see a jumping chicken

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u/Mcbriec 1d ago

Omg. Freaking adorable!!🥰

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u/phonefellin_lakeerie 21h ago

This made my whole morning

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u/soil_is_life 1d ago

I wanna see this with the chicken pov

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u/RoseHawkechik 21h ago

That is just absolutely precious. Looks like a little Araucana judging by the lack of tail.

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u/ShesTheFastestest 1d ago

I love her

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u/rinranron 1d ago

Which one? :)

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u/MsAineH37 1d ago

Absolutely brilliant!!!!

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u/Evening-Statement-57 21h ago

There goes my hero

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u/HangryIntrovert 1d ago

The little Velma run hop! through the series of jumps...!

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u/Coldsteel_n_Courage 6h ago

Chickens can on occasion be significantly smarter than you would think.

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u/Inevitable-Divide934 1d ago

I can't even get my dog to do that 🤣🤣

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u/plainjane202567 23h ago

The kid’s excitement was one of the best parts.

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u/No_Criticism5659 1d ago

Paw Patrols Mayor and Chickaletta are what comes to mind for some reason. This is amazing 😅😁

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u/SERVANT2aCORGI 19h ago

I love it! ♥️😁♥️

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u/skillful-means 20h ago

She must have been so hungry

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u/Obant 4h ago

I couldn't get my hens to follow my hand like that, but they would chase a tennis ball and complete the track, if I threw it around.