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Quote: Sounds like Matilda & Cindy are twins. ...JP

Quote: Yep, I have a dumb one also, Cindy. She is very sweet & nestled in my neck the first day I got her, but dumb as a stump compared to my other ones. My wife says I am being mean calling her slow, while at the same time hysterically laughing at Cindy for going in circles trying to figure...

Quote: Thanks to everyone for the stories and feedback! Y'all are helping me understand some of their capabilities as I learn more about my own flock. As for different personalities, I'm definitely seeing this first hand. It could have something to do with the fact that I have three...

rirluvr wrote: * Oh I should mention mine are a bit over 4 1/2 months and have not started laying yet.. so I am assuming getting eggs will be great. Did you like Easter egg hunts as a kid? I sure did. You will be ecstatic when you start getting eggs & well after that. One of the things I look...

Quote: Yes, they do seem to get confused at times. Always seems to have something to do with getting in or past a barrier of some type, whether it be the gate to their run or the coop itself. Some of mine late evening will walk around and/or underneath the coop looking up, seemingly confused...

Quote: Hey, I have a Goldie also, she's one of my BOs and also one of my favorites. From reading your story, I believe that the young chicks such as your Goldie actually may have "imprinted" you as its parent figure. Imprinting can and does happen with very young animals of many different...

Quote: Ok, this proves they are trainable to some degree. I have only kept chickens for approx a month now but I have witnessed behavior that lends me to believe they are not the bumbling senseless birds that some make them out to be. Yes, they seem to be creatures of habit, but they almost...

Quote: Ok, so she does this every time, regardless if you have the egg crate or not? ...JP usually if i have something in my hand . she must think i have treats or something.. She just may be in love? ...JP

Quote: This is the kind of stuff I was wondering about. Thanks for sharing. ...JP

Quote: Ok, so she does this every time, regardless if you have the egg crate or not? ...JP

So only the one chicken does this? Every time? ...JP

Quote: Interesting. How many other chickens are in this same coop? ...JP

So I was doing a little wondering & would like to throw this out and get some feedback. Please explain in detail any learned chicken behavior you have observed. Anything that would possibly be out of the realm of ordinary. Say for example you have witnessed a particular chicken that could open...