Are bantams more friendly than large fowl?

[TXchickmum]

My large fowl tend to be more docile than the bantams. -had a very independent bantam cochin that loved to run up behind the other hens and give them a swift peck on the tail feathers. -Japanese bantam was sweet, but a very protective mother. She was fierce when raising her chick. -a great broody hen. -Old English game bantam is probably the most keen of all my birds. She is independent, and very aware of her surroundings. -is pretty sharp (as far as chickens go). I find that my large fowl are more "friendly" than my bantams. I suppose it all depends upon each person's individual birds and flock.

 

[Quails1]

My large fowl tend to be more docile than the bantams. -had a very independent bantam cochin that loved to run up behind the other hens and give them a swift peck on the tail feathers. -Japanese bantam was sweet, but a very protective mother. She was fierce when raising her chick. -a great broody hen. -Old English game bantam is probably the most keen of all my birds. She is independent, and very aware of her surroundings. -is pretty sharp (as far as chickens go). I find that my large fowl are more "friendly" than my bantams. I suppose it all depends upon each person's individual birds and flock.

I currently have a phoenix hen turning 4 months in several days. She's a few days old when I bought her from a feed store with other chicks. I spent as much time with her as possible when I introduced her to my brooder. Despite my efforts to tame & socialize my chick, her personality gradually changed from a follower to a standstill, then to an independent chicken who no longer demands a single fragment of my attention, be longing to stick with me when she was younger. Her adult behavior fits very similarly to your description of the Old English game bantam; solitary, yet wary around her. She is also very swift to evade and maneuver rapidly.

I have a gut feeling that chickens, in general, aren't the most affectionate, loving birds (my hen doesn't enjoy being touched and held; she also avoids cuddles). Does anybody else have different experiences?

 

[chickengeorgeto]

@Quails1
Chicks imprint on the first large moving thing that they see after hatching. You can get a good idea about how imprinting works by watching the videos about a man who imprinted a captive hatch of whooping cranes to follow his ultra light airplane and teach the young cranes to migrate to former wintering grounds that were now empty of whooping cranes.

 

[Quails1]

@Quails1
Chicks imprint on the first large moving thing that they see after hatching. You can get a good idea about how imprinting works by watching the videos about a man who imprinted a captive hatch of whooping cranes to follow his ultra light airplane and teach the young cranes to migrate to former wintering grounds that were now empty of whooping cranes.

Thanks for telling me! You see, the fact that chicks imprint at such a young age is one determining factor that drives my passion/love for birds even more so! I have almost always been captivated by this, and done plenty of research about over the course of my older life.