why does that one chicken not like me

[chickenmama109]

hi every one i have 11 hens they are just starting to lay 2 of those hens are scared to eat out of my hand and will not come near me i got them when they were like 2 or 3 days old and they all love me and will eat from my hand but the 2 hens will not i dont know what i did wrong



thanks to all help

 

[Hickory Creek]

What breed are they?

 

[chickenmama109]

im not sure what breed it is one of them is white with a red comb

 

[Hickory Creek]

If you have pics it would be helpful as some breeds are more skittish.Leghorns are very skittish.

 

[chickenmama109]

yes that is the breed its a leghorn i just looked it up thank you so much

 

[3riverschick]

I suspect it has to do with them starting to lay. lehhorns are a non sitting breed .they tend not to go broody. a Broody Chicken does not like to be disturbed will try to peck you. it just wants to be left alone and sit eggs. I suspect these girls are just busy trying to figure out how to lay eggs and stuff and just plain don't want to be bothered right now. I wouldn't worry about it . if you've got friendly leghorns you've got some special .they're usually kind of skittish. Best,
Karen

 

[Chickassan]

Haha! I just had this experience this morning. I think it's due to teenage chicken hormones. The little girls wouldn't eat raisins from my hand.I asked them if I was super ugly this morning or do I just stink? The little dudes happily took the snubbed raisins, made me feel a little better.

 

[chickenmama109]

haha thank you