Are my chickens weird?

[MIChicken]

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I tried the grapes and they wouldn't take it out of my hand but they went crazy over them when I put them in their feed dish.

Thanks!

 

[tasymo]

I was going to suggest grapes, but someone beat me to it! My Girls LOVE grapes. Now that they know they are yummy, try hand feeding them. My Girls will leap a foot off the ground if they know I'm holding a grape! Just watch your fingers...

 

[Wynette]

GOOD luck, and keep trying - they have free access to chick grit, I assume? They need grit to be able to digest anything other than their starter feed or VERY soft foods such as yogurt and cooked egg yolks. Enjoy your babies!

 

[GoldenSilverLaced]

My chickens are very picky eaters -- they like bananas but not strawberries, etc. When they were young they wouldn't touch worms, but now they fight over them. Just give it time and they may come around.

 

[Bird Brain]

Only had a few show interest in worms. Just tried yogurt, no one cared. Havent tried a banana yet

 

[Chicky Tocks]

One thing I've found with my chicks is that if you leave the treat, turn your back and walk away, they'll eventually eat it and realize that it's nahmy!

My chicks were this way too. I've been offering them shredded boiled eggs on a plastic red lid (ziploc plastic) and when I first put in the tray, everyone stood statue still and just looked at it. I stood back out of their site and before I knew it, all I could hear was the deafening sound of peck peck peck peck on plastic coming from the brooder.
Now they know that the red tray means treat and it doesn't matter what I put on the red tray, it's treat time!!!! and it's hilarious to watch.

They will friend up if you keep handling them. Some of them. I have a couple of kids who come up and out of the brooder to land on my shoulders as soon as I take the top off.