occasionally i try to pet/handle one of the hens. today i picked a hen up and loosely held her close to me on the ground to pet her. she was fairly docile. then the tallest hen of my 6 aggressively ran over and pecked my hand pretty bad and tried to attack a second time. was this behavior in...
I have 2 pullets that squat down right at my feet as soon as I enter the pen. I pet them when they do this. Is this some kind of friendly greeting or something else?