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Lacy Duckwing said:
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Welcome to BackYard Chickens! We're happy to have you here! It sounds like you have a very friendly flock. I'm glad that they were able to help you get over your fear of birds. They're definitely the ones to do it. 🥰

If you don't mind me asking, have you ever seen the horror movie, The Birds? I've come across several people who are scared of birds. (Often they come up to me because they're surprised to see someone with a chicken in public, especially if they're on a leash, riding on my lap in the car, or even doing tricks at a public event.) Whenever one of these people tells me that they're scared of birds, I ask them two questions. One, if they didn't tell me right away, is why are they scared of birds? When they say they're scared of their feet and beaks, I ask them if they've seen the movie, The Birds. Oftentimes, I find that they had, and that's why they're scared of birds. I often proceed to hold the chicken's feet and sometimes cover their face so the person can pet the chicken's feathers if they are willing. It's often quite rewarding to see their reactions and amazement of actually "petting a chicken."
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I actually have not seen that movie... when I was 22 years old, I was attacked by an ostrich. 110 stitches and 44 staples in My head... it's a long story, but I was doing everything I was supposed to do. I was doing chores on my husband's uncle's farm... something I had done many times... helping out. 1 difference, my husband's uncle wasn't there with me this time... That ostrich saw his opportunity and almost killed me... so I was terrified of all big animals for a long time... but especially birds... I got through my fears a little at a time, but couldn't get over the fear of birds... even little birds scared the crap out of me ...so I read up on how to care for them, built a coop with my oldest son and husband, bought all the stuff and got some chicks...I was even scared of the babies...but I slowly got over it... I had to take care of them. I will never watch that movie , by the way... No way.
Debbie292d said:
I will never forget it. It did scare the bejesus out of me. But, I've since had numerous birds, including parakeets, parrots, lovebirds, finches, chickens, and I love the wild birds. But you know your FebDeb is old lol.
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Santanagirl95 said:
I actually have not seen that movie... when I was 22 years old, I was attacked by an ostrich. 110 stitches and 44 staples in My head... it's a long story, but I was doing everything I was supposed to do. I was doing chores on my husband's uncle's farm... something I had done many times... helping out. 1 difference, my husband's uncle wasn't there with me this time... That ostrich saw his opportunity and almost killed me... so I was terrified of all big animals for a long time... but especially birds... I got through my fears a little at a time, but couldn't get over the fear of birds... even little birds scared the crap out of me ...so I read up on how to care for them, built a coop with my oldest son and husband, bought all the stuff and got some chicks...I was even scared of the babies...but I slowly got over it... I had to take care of them. I will never watch that movie , by the way... No way.
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What a horrible ordeal to go through. Good on you for overcoming your fears!
 

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