Chicken very skittish

[Rose64]

I'm having trouble taming her, shes very skittish and is scared of humans, does anyone know how to get her to trust me more?

 

[kattabelly]

How old is she? How long have you had her? Is she laying yet? How is she housed & kept? What are the other chickens she lives with like around humans? What have you tried so far?

Some chickens are just like that. Is there a particular reason you need her to be more tame?

 

[Rose64]

How old is she? How long have you had her? Is she laying yet? How is she housed & kept? What are the other chickens she lives with like around humans? What have you tried so far?

Some chickens are just like that. Is there a particular reason you need her to be more tame?

Shes less than a year old, weve had her since she was 10 weeks old and shes laying, shes kept as a pet mostly, the other hen is very tame and jumps on people's laps and the chicken that has passed away a few months ago was also very tame, Ive tried hand feeding her but she only takes a few pecks and runs away

 

[nuthatched]

Normal behavior, most of my hens are like that.

 

[kattabelly]

Normal behavior, most of my hens are like that.

Yep, if she's been there a while and isn't a young pullet that hasn't started laying yet that's likely just how she is. Maybe she'll get slightly tamer with enough work but she won't be a cuddly pet lap chicken - the ones that are like that are the exception, not the rule.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

If one of my girls (all five still pullets) wants to get lovey, I'll accept it, but I don't pursue it. Animals have their dignity, and I try to respect it. (The exception to the dignity thing would be the barred rock in my avi, who is a nutball.)

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I’ve had lots of chickens like this. Some of them are just not friendly. What breed is she?