Do your chickens peck your feet?

[MamaChicken4]

This may be a weird question to ask, but I just have to know.

My chickens free range while I'm working out in the yard near them. On these hot summer days I wear flip-flops and my chickens always peck at my toe nails. I try to shoo them away and say, "NO" but then I just feel crazy for treating them like a dog as if they understand. I love them anyways.

I'm just curious if any of your chickens have the same pecking behavior and what other odd things they like to peck.

 

[cackleberrycam]

My hens have never done this to me, but I have heard of the same thing happening to others. Your toes look like worms to them, so they think that they will taste good.

 

[ilovemybabies2]

I wear flip flops as well, and my barred rocks look at my toes intently and have pecked at them. So, I removed my purple toe nail polish and they stopped pecking. Now they peck at my legs to say "hurry up with the treats!". I always say "i'm hurrying, I'm hurrying, chill out!"

 

[ashleyr]

My girls always peck and my finger and toenails when I'm wearing nail polish! They seem to peck at them more when I have very bright polish on

 

[Cacique500]

Yep. We can't go outside without something on our feet or we get pecked toes. It's usually one of the barred rocks that does it.

Our solution is to keep a pair of Crocs outside by the door...just slip 'em on when we go out and off when we go in...keeps the toes nice and protected!

 

[MamaChicken4]

That's a good idea! I have to wear my rubber boots when I go to feed them because they just attack me with love. Haha. It's good to know my chickens aren't the only ones.