It's funny - the main reason I paid the amount I did for shipping was so I could have chicks that would come when called, allow me to handle them and like me! I REALLY wanted this to happen, but I did NOT expect it to happen so quickly!
Yes they are! We never even thought about raising chickens. Then Ms. Tootie chose us! She is really something! When she first flew over, no one could get anywhere near her. She was still small enough, then, that she would walk (or run) right thru the perimeter goat fence. When she got big enough that she didn't fit thru the fence, the would fly over it. When Rudy (the rooster) was thrown over, she calmed down a lot, but no humans could get near either of them. Once they watched me build the first coop - they started becoming less flighty. NOW, Tootie will eat out of my hand and gives us an egg almost every day. Rudy, well I have never touched him, but he doesn't run away from me any more. The two pullets that flew over in October - one (Tina) will eat out of my hand and runs to see me every day. The other (Rosie) is still very flighty with us but is now doing fine in our little flock of 4. Rudy has been mating the pullets this past week or two so I guess they aren't pullets anymore?? Hopefully they will start laying soon too! I bought these babies because I wanted the chickens to be more like pets and allow me to touch them. I didn't think these wild ones would ever mellow out but they have decided we aren't so bad! We continue to allow them to free range wherever they please. They have all their flight feathers and could jump over the 4' goat fence OR walk thru the sections that are only split rail - but they don't! Neither Rudy or Tootie have left the yard since I built the first coop. The pullets would go behind the property when they were small enough to run thru the fence, but since they don't fit thru any more - they do not leave either.I love how your chicken adventures started with the over the fence hen and turned into this.
They are addictive.
