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I know there are bad or mean chickens out there that do some of the things we’ve mentioned, however, I am going to have to agree with you on my chickens being a little assertive when it comes to attention seeking. In the end, that’s what they are wanting...or a treat!

When we decided to get chickens my DH and I wanted to choose four different birds and name them after each of our grandmothers. Lena was chosen and named after his paternal granny simply because she always kept ‘dominickers’ as she called them. I have often wondered if all Dominiques are are...

That bird of mine is awful, but I love her. The only way I can get her to literally shut up and stop pecking at me is to pick her up, or start working around in the yard. Anywhere I am in the yard she is with me, all the time. She never rejoins the flock if I’m working outside. She is my Siamese...

Here is my forever, persistent pecker and ‘won’t shut up’ girl, Lena, my tiny but mighty Dominicker (Dominique) playing in the water with my grandson.

I can’t ever feed my hens by hand, but I do hand feed my cockerel. He is not rough about taking any goodie out of my hand simply because he is not taking it selfishly like the hens are. He always gives whatever it is to them. I have been doing that since he started tidbitting for them. It lets...

Anytime I sit down there are several of my hens that will aggravate the fool out of me, some by pecking me and some that won’t shut up. Most of the time they are either looking for a treat or plain old attention. The ones who want attention always get it. They will peck at me when I’ve got one...