How to tell if chickens are happy and what do chickens like to play with

[TheOddOneOut]

Chickens will wag their tails to show they're happy.

Mine like xylophones, mirrors, & treat balls/cages.

Wag their tails? Nuh-uh!
They do that to itch, flick water or dust off, or fling away loose feathers.
Unlike dogs, they don't wag their tails when happy.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I've always seen mine itch their tails with their beaks.

Yes, but they don't wag them like a dog.

 

[45lk9p459gm-w]

Chickens will wag their tails to show they're happy.

Hey .... mine too. Throw out some scratch and the heads go down, the tails go up, and then they just wag, wag, wag .....

 

[MysteryChicken]

Wag their tails? Nuh-uh!
They do that to itch, flick water or dust off, or fling away loose feathers.
Unlike dogs, they don't wag their tails when happy.

I've always seen mine itch their tails with their beaks.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yes, but they don't wag them like a dog.

Not constantly, or consistently. Short, & fluidly.

 

[MysteryChicken]

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