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I have four hens, 7 chicks about 11 weeks old now and a stray bantam hen that hangs around our property. We live on 10 acres out in the country. The stray was very skittish at first, but now she hangs around with the big girls and will come up with them to accept treats. Petting? No. But...

When I go out and visit the chicks and talk to them, my big girls hear me and come running! I always have treats, so the little ones are learning that when I come to visit, there is usually something good to eat!

Ha ha! My chickens are like my school children. If I have something, the whole flock will run after me across the yard. They may come when others call them, but come right away when I call. My husband says it looks like I am at recess with a class of birds. I am a teacher, by the way!

I don't give them grit with the meal worms. My chicks are outside now, so they get plenty of grit on their own by eating things from the ground. My hens (not the chicks yet - too young and just moved out to the tractor) free range for part of the day, so they don't ever get grit. I read on...

I noticed when my pullets reached the point of lay, they got VERY friendly! They would do the egg squat for me and would constantly get underfoot when I was around. All the advice has been great - the way to a chicken's heart is with treats! Mine love mealworms and will come running when I...