what do you say to your chickens when giving them attention?

aww every morning my henny lays an egg i tell her thank you and stroke her back... i think it makes her feel accomplished
if my 3 year old isn't out with me when i gather her eggs she makes sure thats the 1st thing she tells her ... she also tells her she did a good job

 

-Hi babies!
-Good girls!
-Wanna Treat!
-L.C.! Be nice! dont attak people!

 

Nahhh, I'm weird, too. Don't worry.

To adults/teenagers:

-Good morning, ladies
-Bawk bawk?
-Bo, go mind your ladies (Bo is my rooster )

To little chicks:

-Cheep cheeps
-Hi guys
-And how is everyone today?

 

Mine like it when I say "Guess what? CHICKENBUTT!! Chick, chick, chickenbutt!!" (they think I am calling them LOL!) I ask them how they are, call them by name, just kind of make small talk

 

Swing them wattles and dough-see-dough
Turn the gals and flash them wattles!
Take your partner and turn her around
Steal her food and run around
Swing them wattles high and low
Take a bow and go, Stan, go!

 

" Come on, give Momma a golden egg"
"Hey! Take that outside / Inside"
"Chickens do not drink coffee/soda/crangrape juice"
"Don't look at me like that. THAT, came out of your butt. Not mine"
"My shoulder is not a crowing post, Butch"

I also sing.....
"Twinkle Twinkle little star"
"I love you, You love me" (Which is funny, b/c I hate Barney)
"Solo Red Cup"

 

I just say "Hi pretty girls" and say hi's to each girl individually, by name. (I only have 4). And "How are we doing today?"

 

Oh goodness, lots of things. Often baby talk even though they're not babies anymore, they're *my* "babies". Or I mimic the various sounds/tones they make.

Seal, the dark cornish rooster, is not a very nice boy though, he rather acts like he's cracked in the head even though he had lots of attention as a youngster. When he tries to flog (never actually has, it's more bluffing) or sounds huffy and puffy I'll say, "Oh Seal, don't be such a *bleep*". Or "must not" in a sing-song tone.

When I get more actual babies, watch out. Baby talk galore. Just seeing a picture alone and I start blabbering.