Tallgeese’s lack of depth perception means that her pecks never land, so Wormbecca has the false impression that she’s a kindly and even-tempered lead hen. Tallgeese’s size and strength also make Wormbecca feel safe, so she runs to her whenever startled and hunkers behind her peeping out.
Tallgeese also benefits from this relationship, because she’s ah……..unusually dim. which means she has a hard time recognizing the treats I bring as food. she’ll just coo sadly and cock her head until Wormbecca darts in and starts pecking, at which point she’ll go “food?? food!! it was food all along!” and join in on the feast. Wormbecca has also created all the prime dust-bathing locations in the run through all her digging, which Tallgeese happily uses alongside her!
Can’t get over the idea of chickens who are friends only because the aggressive one is very bad at aiming. Cartoon rules.
