Do chickens listen to certain people only?

[Fluffy&Cutie]

who feeds them?
I m the the feeder of the chickens, they react to me.
My hubby feeds the dog and cat...they react to him more.
All animals ignore the boy. I had him begin to feed them and there is more interaction from the animals.
you could have a special treat that only YOU give them. We have the boy give them grapes. He got sad that they didn't respond so well to him. I have to remind him that they are chickens and show their love differently than humans and not to take it to heart. just be consistent in your care of them. visit them just to say hi and build your relationship with them. good luck.

 

[ChickNanny13]

2x Fluffy&Cutie
It's called "conditioning - routine - familiarity" ... My girls are my hobby, DH is the hardly around them, they "avoid" him & respond to me. They've gotten accustomed to feeding time, cleaning & my daily routine. I've conditioned them (treats) for easy rounding up

 

[Chickassan]

Chickens prefer different voices and even faces! They actually judge you a little bit....if the world wasn't judgy enough right?

 

[Sinful chick]

Sinful chick: yes, you definitely should feel special! It's kinda weird that all of them prefer that one particular voice instead of one liking this voice and the other like the other voice

Bottom line: we all LOVE our babies...am I right? And the loss of any hurts , and the honor of their presence is an honor....

 

[Sinful chick]

Sinful chick: yes, you definitely should feel special! It's kinda weird that all of them prefer that one particular voice instead of one liking this voice and the other like the other voice

Hence, the term “strange bird”!? He-he!

 

[Sinful chick]

My babies come running when they hear me but if my husband goes out and talks to them they give him the who the heck are you look. Funny how they respond to different voices and people.

YES!!!

As far as shaking the treat can. That is the point- you are conditioning them to learn this sound means they get treats. It can be as few treats as you like. It's like they are working for food.
Does your mom say something that you don't?
For instance, I shake the container of mealworms and they come running. I say time to go in and keep saying "in" until they go into their run. They then get a small handful of treats tossed into their run.
I also have had to use this technique to get them out of the corn field next to my house. I give them access to the container for a second, then say time to go in. Always the same and the same phrase. The treat can be different though. But, they know the different sounds - mealworms sound different than these other poultry treats I bought. So the other sound is not as enticing - the chickens will come, but takes them longer.
Expecting a payoff for a job well done is par for the course. It's about training and conditioning since they are food motivated, it works just don't give too many at one time.
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dumb question: I give my kids scratch as a treat and sprinkle on my yard. Didn’t even occur to me that those funny-looking plants that just came outta no where are, indeed corn? DUH!! Should I keep, or who cares? Along the kinda same line, speaking of corn in the scratch, my kids REFUSE to eat the laying pellets or “green stuff”, as I call it...even how small I grind it...mash?? No thanks! Are they suffering? They are free range until 730....curfew!!!

 

[Chickassan]

Plants are sorghum, and yeah keep them they'll seed and your girls will eat well. The pellets, add a little water so they are kind of soft and see if that works.

YES!!!

dumb question: I give my kids scratch as a treat and sprinkle on my yard. Didn’t even occur to me that those funny-looking plants that just came outta no where are, indeed corn? DUH!! Should I keep, or who cares? Along the kinda same line, speaking of corn in the scratch, my kids REFUSE to eat the laying pellets or “green stuff”, as I call it...even how small I grind it...mash?? No thanks! Are they suffering? They are free range until 730....curfew!!!

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

YES!!!

dumb question: I give my kids scratch as a treat and sprinkle on my yard. Didn’t even occur to me that those funny-looking plants that just came outta no where are, indeed corn? DUH!! Should I keep, or who cares? Along the kinda same line, speaking of corn in the scratch, my kids REFUSE to eat the laying pellets or “green stuff”, as I call it...even how small I grind it...mash?? No thanks! Are they suffering? They are free range until 730....curfew!!!

Corn is technically a type of grass, it won't hurt them in the yard. I would cut out all treats until your chickens are eating their food which gives them the nutriton they need. Treats should be used sparingly.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Plants are sorghum, and yeah keep them they'll seed and your girls will eat well. The pellets, add a little water so they are kind of soft and see if that works.

The plants in my pic are corn. Just clarifying if you were referring to that plant.

 

[Chickassan]

Nope, I was talking about the plants that look like corn that sprout up from scratch feed.

The plants in my pic are corn. Just clarifying if you were referring to that plant.