do my chicks hate me???

[love4mychick]

i went to the feed store to buy 12 2week old white leghorn chicks
they are 3 weeks now and i sti with them and talk to them and i try to stroke the ones that come and check me out and i took them out side and they did fine but they kept there distance from me i tryied to pick them up to but them back in there crate and they all ran away from me and when i got one it started chirping really loud and acting all scared like it dident want to be with me..... if i am doing something wrong please tell me and if there is any way i can make it to were they want to be with me and treat me as if i were there owner and not a preadator please oh please help me out

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

They are chickens, not dogs. They wont 'come' to you like a puppy will.

 

[love4mychick]

yes i know that but when i was a kid i bought a few bantam chicks and i remeberd them following me around

 

[cmom]

Generally Leghorns are more flighty birds and not know to be cuddly.
From Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart, "economical eater; better adaptable to confinement then some Mediterranean; enjoys free range; flyer; flighty; spritely, noisy, nervous, usually avoids human contact".

 

[love4mychick]

ok well next year ill get a chick that likes pepole lol

 

[Remudamom]

My chicks hate me, but usually by the time they grow up they like me.

 

[purr]

my one leghorn does follow us around like a puppy.I named her lady. She will even squat for me. Try treats

 

[al6517]

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You cannot expect livestock animals to be like some kitty cat, and you have leghorns to boot, they are notoriously flighty and crazy. Just give them some time and don't expect to be able to take them to the prom and you should be fine.

AL

 

[carolina chicky]

I got some new birds that were deathly afraid of me so I went out to the coop and sat down (lol) and gave them some worms me and my husband had bought for fishing and not used them all. After a few minutes I have a few of them jumping in my lap to get a "treat". Now I can pick them up with no problem. I also have a rooster that follows me around like a puppy and comes when I call. He is the only one out of 11 who does that though. So yeah, try some treats. Good luck!!

 

[love4mychick]

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thank you everyone i will