new flock not socializing

[pintail_drake2004]

my wife jokes and says its my beard that they are afraid of. But they act the same around her.

 

[aart]

We have had a couple hundred chickens in the last few years, most of which eventually come around. This group, for some reason, hasn't read the script.

Send 'em Back!!
Rejected as Disobedient!!
JK

 

[Chicken Heel]

I have always treated chickens like chickens and not dogs or cats. That means I don't handle them much and/or try to play with them. With that being said, I have had many very friendly birds through the years and some that were more standoffish. I have been fortunate not to have had any that were so skittish that you couldn't go near them, even breeds with a flighty reputation.