Suddenly my hand raised chicks are terrified of me...?? :(

[Pigeony]

Love your hen pic!

Thank you! That's Penny, she was one of my first hens in my first flock, and she was the cuddliest bird I've ever met. Would sit on my lap being petted for a half hour. At the time, I didn't realize how out of the ordinary she was!

 

[Love Donkeys]

It's a chicken thing. Their instilled predator/prey instincts, what they will need to survive, are starting to grow.

 

[McChooky]

It's a chicken thing. Their instilled predator/prey instincts, what they will need to survive, are starting to grow.

My chickens have me trained.Unless mine need medical attention I'm not permitted to pick them up .If my chickens run from me I've crossed a boundary I shouldn't have crossed. I'm only allowed to touch a tail feather as they walk by lol