SFRunner
Hatching
Hi Everyone!
I am new to raising chickens, and I "adopted" two from a school hatching project when they were a few weeks old. As it turns out I got a rooster and a hen. I love them both and plan on keeping both, but they seem so skittish, even though they have been around kids since birth. Whenever I try to pick one of them up, they just run away. If I do manage to get too close, my rooster will bite me and it hurts! I do hand-feed them treats like raisins and cranberries almost everyday, and they will jump on my lap to get to the treats, but then they go off again.
I was told they are a white leghorn/rhode island red mix. Am I destined to always have biting chickens, or is there a chance they will eventually get cuddly? Right now they are about 3 months old.
Thanks!
I am new to raising chickens, and I "adopted" two from a school hatching project when they were a few weeks old. As it turns out I got a rooster and a hen. I love them both and plan on keeping both, but they seem so skittish, even though they have been around kids since birth. Whenever I try to pick one of them up, they just run away. If I do manage to get too close, my rooster will bite me and it hurts! I do hand-feed them treats like raisins and cranberries almost everyday, and they will jump on my lap to get to the treats, but then they go off again.
I was told they are a white leghorn/rhode island red mix. Am I destined to always have biting chickens, or is there a chance they will eventually get cuddly? Right now they are about 3 months old.
Thanks!