Hi all! I have four chickens. One is a 2 year old d’uccles who is tame to a fault. Then I have three who are the same age and they are 22 weeks. Two easter eggers and a brahma bantam!
I handled them every single day and still do handle them every single day. Chichi, one of my easter eggers, just laid and I’ve heard that that’s when hens tend to calm down. And trust me she is muuuuch calmer than the other two who haven’t laid yet, but she still will sometimes fear trill if I pick her up. She started this today. It’s unusual because I cuddle her every night and she happy trills when pet, but it’s like if I pick her up during the daytime I’m a devil?? My brahma bantam is also very skittish and fear trills like a madwoman if I pick her up. Are they just young and maturing? I know their hormones must be crazy right now because of Chichi just laying and the other two probably preparing to lay.
Am I worrying too much? Will they tame down? I’ve just spent so much time loving on them that I don’t want it to go to waste! They’re my pets first, ya know? And Gwen, my older d’uccles is my little buddy and I’d love to have that kind of relationship with the bobbins.
Thanks!
I handled them every single day and still do handle them every single day. Chichi, one of my easter eggers, just laid and I’ve heard that that’s when hens tend to calm down. And trust me she is muuuuch calmer than the other two who haven’t laid yet, but she still will sometimes fear trill if I pick her up. She started this today. It’s unusual because I cuddle her every night and she happy trills when pet, but it’s like if I pick her up during the daytime I’m a devil?? My brahma bantam is also very skittish and fear trills like a madwoman if I pick her up. Are they just young and maturing? I know their hormones must be crazy right now because of Chichi just laying and the other two probably preparing to lay.
Am I worrying too much? Will they tame down? I’ve just spent so much time loving on them that I don’t want it to go to waste! They’re my pets first, ya know? And Gwen, my older d’uccles is my little buddy and I’d love to have that kind of relationship with the bobbins.
Thanks!