How do I take good pictures of chickens?

[Rosalind]

I keep trying to take nice pics of the flock. When they were little, this was easy, as they slept all the time and weren't too fast. I do take pictures of wildlife as a hobby, so I am used to sitting quietly, etc. Figured it would be easy with chickens--just throw down some stale bread and clover, they all come running, snap some pictures on high-speed film, right?

Wrong. I've got pics of a bunch of blurry brown things with legs, headless balls of feathers, and a bunch of chickens that seem to have escaped from The Matrix.

Like so:

How do you guys take such nice pictures of your chickens?

 

[jimnjay]

I always get great pictures of fluffy butts. I have no luck with head shots at all. Wish I could help. Can you change the setting ISO? Used to be we could get 800 speed film and moving tagerts were easier.

 

[Sherry]

just keep snapping until you get a good one. Thank heaven for digital cameras.

 

[SunChick]

Point Shoot Repeat! Somewhere there has to be a good one!

 

[MTchick]

Sometimes cameras have an "activity" setting that looks like a little running person. If you set it to that setting, it takes a whole bunch of pictures like 1 second apart, all in a row, while you hold down the button. If you have a digital, this is great because you just peruse the images until you find a good one.

Also, more light = faster shutter= less blurry. So try a sunny day for best results.

-MTchick

 

[Queen of the Lilliputians]

Wrong. I've got pics of a bunch of blurry brown things with legs, headless balls of feathers, and a bunch of chickens that seem to have escaped from The Matrix.

Don't feel bad.. me too!

I thought maybe my arm was shaky or something!

-Meghan​