Do chickens take on each others personality

[Teresa anderson]

I am learning so much about birds but I know the lessons will be new every day!!!! My chickens are about 9 weeks old, I also have included 2 peahens with my chicks from the start. One of my peas thinks she is a chicken! If she is separated from the chickens in any way she cries constantly until she is back with her flock! Is this possible?

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Yes. I would not say it is "taking on each other's personalities". That is her flock and she doesn't want to be separated from it.

 

[Elaine E]

I am learning so much about birds but I know the lessons will be new every day!!!! My chickens are about 9 weeks old, I also have included 2 peahens with my chicks from the start. One of my peas thinks she is a chicken! If she is separated from the chickens in any way she cries constantly until she is back with her flock! Is this possible?

 

[Elaine E]

Birds are such amazing creatures. They can form the deepest heart felt relationships. I had two female ducks. One was a very old Rouen, "Collette", and later we added a silly Cayuga, "Avalanche", that we rescued. They were inseparable. When Collette died at 14 years old I really worried about Avalanche, even though she has a coop full of chickens to hang out with. Last week I notice a few feathers growing on her wings that were the brown color and scalloped markings of a Rouen. Avalanche is black and white so this really is an odd thing.