Why do baby chicks ride on their mother's back?

[aart]

i imprinted my 3 baby chicks to think i'm their mother, and still at 14 weeks old, they still love to jump onto my back, shoulders, and even my head. i hypothesize that this is either an instinctual behavior to watch for danger or keep warm, or it's a method of bonding for the mother and chicks.

It's actually just a bad habit you've allowed to continue...you bring the food and let them jump on you(they like to be high up and you're probably the tallest thing around).
The bigger they get, the less 'cute' it is, IMO.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

why do baby chicks ride on their mother's back?

To get to the other side... of the hen

 

[MixChics]

why do baby chicks ride on their mother's back?

Mine play king of the hill. I have videos of them rising double.

 

[seebriz]

Close as I could come in my files. Mary

O my what a beautiful bird you have there