Barred Rocks!!!!!!!!! Why are they so mean?

[Eris_]

I have ten chicks (all supposedly pullets), two of which are barred rocks, and they’re the only ones who, if I stick my hand in the cage too fast, run up to me and “attack” me with their light pecks. The best way I’d describe the behavior is “funny”, with these tiny little birds trying to size up to me. I don’t think they’re (at least both) cockerels, since both and only both of them do that.

 

[McChooky]

My barred rock is the only 1 I have with 2 production reds, 2 rocks cross columbians, and 3 RIR's and I always gave them all attention since babies, and they all eat from my hand and run to me the minute I enter their coop, my girl louise ( one of my P Red's ) loves sitting on my lap and always talks to me but when I try to touch lucy my BR she nips at me, and then if my rock cross see her doing it they nip at me too. I gave away my other BR because I thought it was a rooster, and it turned out not to be but, she's FREE range where she lives now, and I do not want to take that away from her, even though in time I will teach my girls to free range and come back to the coop area. Lucy (BR), is not mean to the other ones, but make me nerves that she will keep nipping at me, and I really don't want to start being afraid of her. I'm going to keep trying to get her to be nice. I spend plenty of time with them all everyday, and I will not give up. hoping one day she will be that one that also sits on my lap. I also thought because of no rooster, she is top hen and that's where the attitude is coming from, but my top hen is one of my P Red's. I've noticed that already.

Feeding them out of your hand encourages this behavior lol