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[N F C]

Hello @CelticMomOf4, it's nice to have you here with us!

 

[Chive]

Hey there, welcome to BYC! Thanks for joining!
I think it sometimes depends on the chicken. I hold my chickens pretty often, and some of them love it and others don’t.

 

[DobieLover]

I believe holding chickens IS calming for them, but I have silkies, so maybe it's just me.

It isn't.
Silkies aren't real chickens. They are cross between chickens and Shitsu's.

 

[Debbie292d]

It isn't.
Silkies aren't real chickens. They are cross between chickens and Shitsu's.

I guess I can see the resemblance.

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Welcome to our awesome community! Nice to meet you

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Welcome from New Orleans and a fellow nurse! Your thread has gotten off to a wonderful start, I enjoyed reading it. What a clever idea to introduce that age group to how we get our food and our responsibilities to the animals who provide that food.
I hope you continue to up date us on how things are working out. I am sure you will have lots of funny stories to tell. I also recommend training your hens, slowly to acclimate them to the children and vise-versa.

Just a funny story of my own: When DD was in 2nd grade (she is over 20 now) we came home and she stopped near the chicken yard and said, "Our Rooster is mean. He makes the hens give him piggyback rides around the yard". I replied, "Well, they are actually mating". She looked at me with utter disgust on her face and just said, "Oh". And went in the house.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[CelticMomOf4]

Welcome from New Orleans and a fellow nurse! Your thread has gotten off to a wonderful start, I enjoyed reading it. What a clever idea to introduce that age group to how we get our food and our responsibilities to the animals who provide that food.
I hope you continue to up date us on how things are working out. I am sure you will have lots of funny stories to tell. I also recommend training your hens, slowly to acclimate them to the children and vise-versa.

Just a funny story of my own: When DD was in 2nd grade (she is over 20 now) we came home and she stopped near the chicken yard and said, "Our Rooster is mean. He makes the hens give him piggyback rides around the yard". I replied, "Well, they are actually mating". She looked at me with utter disgust on her face and just said, "Oh". And went in the house.

 

[CelticMomOf4]

Hello fellow nurse! The kids are so excited about the chicken coop club! My first meeting starts next week.
I love your comment about your daughter’s reaction to your rooster meeting with your hands… It made me lol!

 

[swampfox440]

Hi. welcome to BYC! pleased to meet you and thanks for joining us.