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[SueD]

My little cross bred chicken (not sure if its hen or roo yet) keeps peeping and running under the older roo and acts like its trying to nurse! almost like a baby horse would do with its mom. lol. Why in the world would it do that? all add a pic of the bird. maybe someone can help tell me the sex also? There is a pic of the bird on one of my other posts, I cant figure out how to put another pic on here for you to see the bird. Myabe someone can also help me figure out what sex it is.

Thanks
Sue

 

[naturemom]

One of my chicks does that, and mine are all the same age! I think it's because chicks would normally run under mama for protection and warmth, so when they haven't been raised by a hen they find a substitute. It does look rather like it's trying to nurse. I'm surprised my 4yo hasn't commented about that, since she insists that chickens have "nanas" and will occasionally even draw a mother hen with nipples! Come to think of it, she hasn't done this since we've been brooding chicks. Maybe that's what it took to convince her that chickens aren't mammals.

 

[SueD]

lol how cute she must be!

That sounds like a pretty good explination to me. Thanks!

Sue