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My BCMs are definitely on the shy side. VERY independent and would prefer to be left alone. In our situation, they don't always get that choice but they are DEFINITELY shy birds - and they have been that way out of the egg. Second generation (still very young), not quite as shy but they would DEFINITELY prefer to be left alone. My imported BCMs aren't proving to be any less shy. Cockerel is definitely better than the pullets (although he screams bloody murder if I actually attempt to handle him) but all of them are my least friendly.
In general, my bcm marans are less friendly than the blues, bl coppers and wheatens. My golden cuckoos are more shy than the BCMs especially the female GCs. they do not like to be picked up. I have 2 male GCs and one is real friendly and likes to be held the other is nice as long as you don't pick him up..if you do, expect to get scratched big time. He is a spaz! I think my GC are the 'wildest' of the bunch.
The birchens are the sassy and very bold. The birchens are very friendly to people but geez, do they ever HATE cats. IF any one of them sees a cat, they run up and peck it as hard as they can lol. They are also pretty mean to other birds especially the girls. They won't even take crap from girls twice thier size.
haha sounds about right with the birchens....they have a lot of attitude, but are really friendly with people indeed. Around here the ones that are the most standoffish are the cuckoos. They just seem to want to do their own thing and don't want to be bothered. Everyone else is practically asking to come hang out with me in the house cause I get followed to the house and they will hang around on the back porch for me...or come running like the world is ending when they hear the back door open.
My BCMs are definitely on the shy side. VERY independent and would prefer to be left alone. In our situation, they don't always get that choice but they are DEFINITELY shy birds - and they have been that way out of the egg. Second generation (still very young), not quite as shy but they would DEFINITELY prefer to be left alone. My imported BCMs aren't proving to be any less shy. Cockerel is definitely better than the pullets (although he screams bloody murder if I actually attempt to handle him) but all of them are my least friendly.
In general, my bcm marans are less friendly than the blues, bl coppers and wheatens. My golden cuckoos are more shy than the BCMs especially the female GCs. they do not like to be picked up. I have 2 male GCs and one is real friendly and likes to be held the other is nice as long as you don't pick him up..if you do, expect to get scratched big time. He is a spaz! I think my GC are the 'wildest' of the bunch.
The birchens are the sassy and very bold. The birchens are very friendly to people but geez, do they ever HATE cats. IF any one of them sees a cat, they run up and peck it as hard as they can lol. They are also pretty mean to other birds especially the girls. They won't even take crap from girls twice thier size.
haha sounds about right with the birchens....they have a lot of attitude, but are really friendly with people indeed. Around here the ones that are the most standoffish are the cuckoos. They just seem to want to do their own thing and don't want to be bothered. Everyone else is practically asking to come hang out with me in the house cause I get followed to the house and they will hang around on the back porch for me...or come running like the world is ending when they hear the back door open.
