Quick way to get flighty chicks to come to you!

[memiller123]

I spend some time every morning with my 12 week old chicks, several different breeds. Some are flighty and some I can easily pick up. So this morning I'm sitting on a stump, hand feeding them and a few just won't come close. One of the more adventurous ones decides that my tennis shoe string must be a worm. Within seconds, all 15 chicks were flocking one me, pulling at all four of my shoe strings! Their fear of me was replaced be their determination to get these "worms". I even tried shooing them away and they kept coming back, even the most flighty of them. I had to run out of the coop with them hot on my tail! I wish I had a video of it; it really was hilarious

. I would try this with my adult hens, but I'm somewhat afraid to!

 

[Mahonri]

Note to self... get some gummy worms for shoelaces.

 

[crossgirl]

Much better solution than covering your shoes with real worms!!

 

[mychookschick]

You're right, better be careful with those adult chickens! They get a bit feisty if they don't end up getting what they want! LOL