Why is my chicken crouching when i come?

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DLHOCNT said:
sounds like its your fault the chickens run from you, and not the chickens.

my chickens hear the back door open and they come running. wont leave me alone, following me all around the yard. If i try and pick them up, yeah they'll shy away. They don't like it, I respect that.
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When i came to the chicken coop inside of the chicken's nests and foods giving places. One chicken followed me (came). I don't know what does it even mean, maybe she wanna see something?
 
ChickensForEggs2500 said:
The way that humans are larger intimidates them. That's why sitting near them is a great way to tame them. Just hang out with them, read a book, work on something quietly, or just enjoy nature! I don't think they think of me as a rooster, but more of a dominant leader. My last chicks imprinted om me because I spent so much time with them. Then as they reached laying age they started squatting, and now about 7/11 of them like being pet. none of them really like being held, except for my disabled Light Brahma who loves to sit in people's laps. She'll come up to me and headbutt my legs until I sit down so she can snuggle. It might be harder to get them to stop running if you didn't hand raise them from chicks, but it's not impossible. You can start by sitting near them with treats. Good luck!
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"You can start by sitting near them with treats. Good luck!" and do i need or can i tame with it?
"none of them really like being held" chicks or chickens? And why not, it's just friendling... teach them instead...
"It might be harder to get them to stop running if you didn't hand raise them from chicks" hand raise by treating (giving them foods?) then pick them up (if it is meaning hand raise).
When i was at neighbourhood, when i came to my chickens about 1 km they started running away scareling loudly like their lives are depending on it. I even came to chicken coop and the chickens were so at wall as they can fit then i came even closer then they were escaped loudly [REDACTED], i even finally catched the chicken, and chicken escaped by worrying noises that i was so sorry. Anyway i one in the ever life catched the chicken (at neighbour's of course), then i putted down then she ran away.
"You can start by sitting near them with treats. Good luck!" i did that, and they didn't run away from me, especially that one chicken...
 
AntiqueB said:
@DLHOCNT has a point. Do not try to pick them up. I raised mine from chicks, they imprinted on me, and will run after me when I walk through the yard. They put up with my picking them up, but they don't like it. So I only pick them up to help them, such as if they are stuck somewhere high, and aren't sure about how to get down. They flew into the snow a couple times this winter, and were obviously unhappy, but unwilling to move through it, so I picked them up to move them.

Sit quietly. Bring treats. Move slowly, be gentle, speak softly. Sit for a LONG time. Sometimes, it takes them a half hour to finish their scratching and come over to be petted. Sometimes, they run right over. You can't force them to learn you mean no harm -- they need to learn that at their own speed. And they will, if you are consistently slow, gentle, and quiet. And bring treats.

This picture is from fall, but she still comes over to sit on my lap and be petted.

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"And they will, if you are consistently slow, gentle, and quiet. And bring treats." you meant with that after that sentence they will run away from me or not?
"but they don't like it." why not? It's enjoying?
 
tiho_prskalo said:
When i came to the chicken coop inside of the chicken's nests and foods giving places. One chicken followed me (came). I don't know what does it even mean, maybe she wanna see something?
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They want more from you, if they follow you around, give them more treats. They aren't like dogs, they do not find hugs and pets and cuddles enjoyable (well, some do, doesn't sound like yours do). Work more on bonding, give them treats, talk to them (yeah you'll look crazy , who cares), and at night when they are on their roost they are so sleepy that if you give them treats and pet them down their backs, they are unlikely to move away, and if they do thats fine, let them. Petting is a human want, not the animals want.
 
Most chickens do not like to be picked up. If you always pick them up, or try to pick them up, they will run away from you.

If you move slowly, and sit, and give them a little treat, like a few mealworms or anything else they like, they will eventually come to you. Start by putting the treat near you. Move it closer to you every day. Stay near their run, or wherever they go in the daytime. Let them get used to seeing you sitting quietly. Read a book, or do something on your phone.

This process will take time. It can take weeks. You will need to be consistent. If you do the wrong thing once (like chase them to pick them up), they will need to learn to trust you all over again.

If you get them as chicks, and always treat them gently, they are more likely to be friendly when they get older.

You will also have to accept that some chickens are friendlier than others, and there is nothing you can do to change that. Birds can't be forced to do what they don't want to do. Enjoy the ones that learn to enjoy sitting on your lap, and respect the others' decisions not to.
 

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