When will my pullets listen?

[troy007ramz]

I have the stupidest pullets on the planet. When I call them to lock up in the coop they won't follow. They run away from me when I come from them and they try to hide in the bushes. My hens come running to me as soon as I call "chick chick chick!" I pet my hens and hold them. I've picked up and handled these pullets the same way I did my chickens but they are skittish and awnry.

Will they calm down and start listening with age? Or am I cursed with defiant teens?

The other difference is my hens are Americana and Leghorns. My pullets are Wyandotte's and New Hampshire Reds. The pullets are 17 weeks old.

 

[iwiw60]

Your pullets are going through their "teenager" routine....they'll eventually "get it" and start acting like the grown-up girls they should be...silly chickens!!