sillygolucky
Songster
Hello BYC friends! 
New chickie Momma here
Just a question on chick/chicken behavior. We have 11 chicks that are 7 days old (we've had them for 5). They are all extremely friendly (we've interacted with them a lot and on their terms) and healthy!
However, we have one Ameraucana who we call "Mrs. Kravitz" (if you remember the neighbor lady in Bewitched lolol). Mrs. K (the chick) alllways has to know what everyone is doing and has her nose in it, and she also is quite...exuberant...about EVERYthing. She never does anything slowly--zipping around like crazy with a one-track mind! When we come to the brooder, she rockets to the door, flapping her wings with bedding flying behind her to greet us. If I call for them or tap my leg, she spazzily runs over everyone to be the first one there. lol. And just today, she (and a few others) have started finding little bits of whatever in the brooder and running around like a nutball, squeaking, and getting everyone in an uproar LOL
(I assume this isn't abnormal behavior...we're just curious about it hehe) In fact, I noticed most everyone was cheeping loudly a lot today, which is not normal. None of their surroundings, food, etc...have changed to cause any upset.
Now, there IS a chance Mrs. K is a Mr. because the hatchery sent us a few extras...one being an extra Ameraucana and they didn't tell us the sex. (We're kinda bummed, it's our first flock and we really wanted just gals for ease of the learning curve. We will be okay with one roo, but if we have two...
)
Anyway, is "her" behavior typical for the chick age, or is it just her personality, or is that more of a male type of behavior (rushing to anything that anyone gets excited about and alarms about it?)?
Thanks for any insight! Much appreciated
New chickie Momma here
Just a question on chick/chicken behavior. We have 11 chicks that are 7 days old (we've had them for 5). They are all extremely friendly (we've interacted with them a lot and on their terms) and healthy!However, we have one Ameraucana who we call "Mrs. Kravitz" (if you remember the neighbor lady in Bewitched lolol). Mrs. K (the chick) alllways has to know what everyone is doing and has her nose in it, and she also is quite...exuberant...about EVERYthing. She never does anything slowly--zipping around like crazy with a one-track mind! When we come to the brooder, she rockets to the door, flapping her wings with bedding flying behind her to greet us. If I call for them or tap my leg, she spazzily runs over everyone to be the first one there. lol. And just today, she (and a few others) have started finding little bits of whatever in the brooder and running around like a nutball, squeaking, and getting everyone in an uproar LOL
(I assume this isn't abnormal behavior...we're just curious about it hehe) In fact, I noticed most everyone was cheeping loudly a lot today, which is not normal. None of their surroundings, food, etc...have changed to cause any upset.Now, there IS a chance Mrs. K is a Mr. because the hatchery sent us a few extras...one being an extra Ameraucana and they didn't tell us the sex. (We're kinda bummed, it's our first flock and we really wanted just gals for ease of the learning curve. We will be okay with one roo, but if we have two...
) Anyway, is "her" behavior typical for the chick age, or is it just her personality, or is that more of a male type of behavior (rushing to anything that anyone gets excited about and alarms about it?)?
Thanks for any insight! Much appreciated
