I love all the different ways people have of dealing with 'friendly' chickens. I handled the chicks quite a bit when babies and now, when they go into roost at night (I only have six), I pet each one several times and tell them how good they are. But beware, they are now so tame I have to watch where I walk as they are underfoot and when weeding in the garden, I have to keep pushing them out of they way as they help me! Be careful of what you wish for!