Just beautiful and great dispositions!Me too! She is the sweetest of my flock of 3 so she can free load all she wants! Here is a picture of the little free loader:
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Just beautiful and great dispositions!Me too! She is the sweetest of my flock of 3 so she can free load all she wants! Here is a picture of the little free loader:
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There are a few breeds that are more flighty and don't like to be handled but there are always exceptions.Yes I totally agree!, Ive had lots of different kinds and the best are usually the ones that are handled regularly from day olds. Although some "wild" type breeds like the Lavender Arucanas are way more flighty than a lot of other heavy dual purpose birds.
Awe no, so sorry to hear that for you. It wasn’t your fault. Nature can be so tough.I agree, this was my Gladys on hubby's lap. She would just hop right up. She loved to be held. Last week a fox got her. I have been so heart broken. It happened so fast. Right now I don't want another lap chicken and I blame myself for loosing her.
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I agree too, but not so much on "how you treat them as chicks". I bought some Delaware hens from a guy who was selling his land. These chickens had no housing, no roosts and were given no food from the time they were chicks. I used to visit and interacted with them in their old living situation. Living with a coop, a roost (they love to roost even more than my other chickens) and regular food, let alone treats they are in chicken heaven! Sort of like the rescue dogs that love the new master! They were very independent at their old home, very unfriendly, but here they run after me and eat out of my hand and are very different. They have integrated into my flock very nicely too. I just love chickens! Sneaker, the most curious and sneeky one is my avatar!I'm convinced it's the chicken not the breed. In my checkered career I've had, perhaps, 20 breeds of birds plus some hybrids. While I don't keep them for pets I do have some individual birds that become attached to me and others that run a soon as they see me. The meanest bird I've ever owned was a barred rock rooster that attacked everything. One of the nicest was a barred rock hen that every time she saw me ran up to me, let me pick her up and carry her around while she clucked in my ear. I'd say if you want nice birds for pets it probably depends on how you treat them as chicks.