2.5 Month Old Silkie Who Doesn't Like Human Interaction

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I forgot to add, your skittish one will see the others interacting with you and that will help too. Chickens very much teach each other what is good/bad and safe/unsafe. One of the hens most afraid of me early on and lowest in the pecking order now loves to sit on my lap but it took a few months of just ignoring her and her watching the head hen hanging out with me. One magical day while I was sitting on the patio, the lowly hen suddenly jumped in my lap and from that day on, she is the second friendliest in the whole flock!

This may sound silly but since then, she has a lot more confidence and tries to assert herself more within the flock like, not letting them bully her off the treat trays. She used to not even try to approach the treat trays because inevitably, someone would give her a hard peck and she'd run off and not get any treats. Now, she is allowed to eat off the trays. There is still the occasional peck at her but she ignores it and just moves away from the one that pecked her but she doesn't run away from them anymore.

Yes I have noticed that pattern. We don't have a clear pecking order in my flock yet. They are all just kind of peacefully existing together. They each take turns "guarding" the coop as they wait for me to lock them up for the night! I have noticed that when one does something, the others follow shortly. So I do suspect that will help. Thanks again!