Buff Orpington couldn't care less about people

[Frazzemrat1]

I'm just confused because for example our Easter Eggers have been skittish from the start and I've accepted that as much as I spoil them they still aren't that people oriented. Jagger was always extremely friendly so maybe the coop is too distracting or something...if I take Jagger into our home again in a closed room maybe she'd be more willing to be friendly.

I wouldn't separate her from the rest of the flock for any length of time... each time you want her to rejoin them, they will treat her like a stranger and attack to reestablish the pecking order.

 

[robinwhiskers]

I've seen posts on this forum of chickens going to TSC and other public places, but I haven't seen any chickens at our TSC so it's not like the place is crawling with chickens...I'm assuming it would be fine but I don't know.

 

[Abriana]

I've seen posts on this forum of chickens going to TSC and other public places, but I haven't seen any chickens at our TSC so it's not like the place is crawling with chickens...I'm assuming it would be fine but I don't know.

Okay, I just wanted to let you know!

 

[Chickassan]

I got to ask.Why do you want to take a chicken to TSC or anywhere else for that matter? I'm glad you are trying to have a freindly girl but taking chickens out in public is not a picnic ,I absolutely know this. Yeah you get to educate people on chickens and that's great but you've also got to deal with dogs, kids, people with no sense of personal space and that just downright stinks. Some people are actually cool and respectful but the ratio is very small friend. This is coming from a lady who has had to take the girls into a few stores Lowe's, Walmart, and we went to Cabelas once it was an absolute circus for 98 percent of the trip.

 

[robinwhiskers]

I know this thread is sort of old but I did have an interesting experience tonight. Well, Jagger will sit and lay on my shoulder if I put her up there, but she'd never sit in my lap or go up on my shoulder by herself voluntarily, even if I put the rest of the chickens in the indoor part of the coop and it's just the two of us.

However, tonight I was able to lock up our cats and take Jagger inside with a cat carrier (and then holding her at our computer desk) tonight to show to family on Skype (although really it was an excuse to bring my girl inside!). At first I held her nice and good in fear she'd freak out and run amok, but she stayed on my lap the entire time I was sitting down. Was it because she was in a new environment and I was the only familiar sight? She panted briefly once or twice, but she mostly seemed intrigued by the house and didn't seem afraid when me and my little sister stroked her feathers, something she usually would run away from, and she just sat there cocking her head on my lap, completely chill for the most part, while my brothers played pool loudly right next to us.

Thoughts? Jags will be 14 weeks old on Tuesday.