PippinTheChicken
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My chickens are definitely pets- plus the bonus of eggs!I don't raise my chickens as pets, so if they run away from me that is just fine. I know they will also run away from true predators if one should come around (like a neighborhood dog). After feeding my chickens every day for 2 years, I still only have one hen, an ISA Brown, that will come up to me to be petted. All other 9 of my hens run away from me - unless I have a bucket of kitchen scraps or other food in hand.
There are plenty of people who raised their chickens as pets. Witness all the pics of some young girl walking around with a chicken on her head! That's not me. But, OK.
If you want to "tame" your chicks and make them more friendly towards you, then I have read where people just start off by sitting in the run with the chickens and letting them get used to you. Maybe throw out a little chicken scratch or snacks. Over a period of time, they will see you as less threatening and maybe as someone with good things for them to eat. Just throw the treats a little closer to you day by day, keeping mostly still so as not to frighten the birds, and over time you will get them sitting in your lap eating treats out of your hand. I suppose you could prop them up on your head for a picture soon after that....
Chickens can be super friendly, lovable animals if they trust you.
As soon as my chicks see or hear me, they run to the brooder's gate and wait for me to open it and give them hugs!