I witnessed the funniest exchange between my DH and our rooster this fall. (Maybe it was only funny to me because DH likes to pretend he's all gruff and tuff and only does anything with the chickens because he *has to* when I'm at work.) Anyway, we were walking down the driveway one day, when the rooster came running up to us as fast as he could. When he got about 2 feet from us, DH looked at him and said, "Sorry, I don't have any treats for you today." Rooster stopped, cocked his head like he was listening, turned around and walked away. Kinda made me wonder how good of buddies those two are...
...I think your hubby is pulling a fast one you and secretly cuddles chickens when you aren't around. 
