Photohunters theme this week is free : For my entry this week I highlight a chicken family. They live for free with no rent and free food and are treated like royalty. Free
These are not the ordinary chickens bred for the kitchen. Previously they were very tame. They would approach any human and love to be petted and touched. However during the Chinese new Year they saw the Indonesian maid slaughtering their parents for the reunion dinner.
Pics show the chickens’ backyard..their free home.
They made a lot of noise and went wild apparently scuttering around the back yard. Since then they refuse to approach human beings and hide here and there hoping not to be noticed. They are still very tame as long as no human hands approach them.
To me it is amazing how intelligent they are and it shows they may have been traumatized by the slaughtering event. Or am I putting human emotions into their behaviour?
p.s. – pics taken while I was experimenting with my new camera
the photo quality not bad bengbeng! we want more photos! chick photos. not chicken. amoi, indu, pompuan~!
Well said Bong…
Be sure to charge your battery la… Anyway, are those little chicken as pet one? You know where to get or not?
I would LOVE to have one or two 
those r not cheap chickens..i dont know were to get them..a pet shop maybe?they used to b terribly expensive but the prices have gone down
So, the usual saying ‘Bird’s brains’ implying someone who is stupid is not true.
Are they your cockerals? How handsome!
i saw them while pai nien or cny visiting….they live far more luxuriously than some people in poorer countries.they even have a maid to take care of their needs and have a whole back yard full of beautiful flowers n trees just to themselves and lots of children to take care of them.
Nice photos, at least much nicer compared to those you took using your previous camera. Or it’s because your photography skill has improved?
it is bcoz of camera setting…thiese jpeg files are omos 500kb each…
Perhaps the chickens understood the concept of death? The wailing of their comrades before it was slaughtered… aiseh.. kesian pulak.
the chickens were slaughtered in their presence..the chickens parents actually as they were deemed too old and the young ones could take over their place as pets
The chickens were probably screaming in chicken language “Bengbeng! stop taking our photos and save us/our parents!!!!”
heehee…
Nice photos you took.. well done
those are nice pictures bengbeng. Love em ..
HA HA..this is a good one!!!!!!! Errr…when they are old, will they be slaughtered? Since their own folks were….?
Yes, but their freedom costs them their lives eventually. This was a hard word.
My ‘free’ photo is shared…come by and visit —it’s there for your viewing, for ‘free’. Oops, no I guess not –it’s costing money to use the computer of yours and being online. Oh well, stop by for a visit, if you can!!!
I hope those chickens are enjoying their freedom in your beautiful backyard!
Wow, great post! And great pictures.
You’re right. Even animals have emotions, and sometimes we tend to forget about it.
My take on ‘free’ is up too, visit if you’ve got time.
So when are u going to slaughter the chickens and cook ginseng chicken soup for STP???
i am doing u a favor…lose weight..or else i will never b able to catch up with u! i still have a few more kg to go
Obviously they also have emotions with how they reacted. You have a beautiful garden. The chickens will be comforted in time.
what a great collection of photos. and those chicken looks so cute. hehe.
hope you can check out my entries when you have the time. it’s here, here, here, and here. thanks!
You got some great shots with your new camera. Good take on the theme.
great photos
What a thought-provoking entry. DO animals have human emotions? They did indeed sense someething wasn’t right after the slaughter, perhaps it was instinct for survival?
Great shots and very fun take.
No doubt watching their kin slaughtered was traumatic… poor things…
Beautiful photos – your new camera does well.
All creatures learn fear and self-preservation, even if they start out very trusting. These chickens are very pretty to look at.
It’s called survival (animal) instinct.
If animals can think and reason, they would have taken over the world and human race by now.
terrifying thought isnt it?
Oh no..must be a real nightmare for them….I hope they did not see the humans eating the dinner in front of them….hehehehe
Pearl
hahaha the chicken also so tension
poor thing 