petting
petting at Alektorophobia is a file of 2 stories. The newest of them: “Why Your Feathered Friends Do the Weirdest Things When You Pet Them” and “My Neighbor's Hen Stole My Miracle-Gro, and Now I'm the One Rooting for Her”. There's nothing quite like the confusion of leaning down to give your hen a nice scratch, only to have her act like you've just announced a surprise vet visit. Well, talk about a plot twist in your own backyard! Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every petting story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
Why Your Feathered Friends Do the Weirdest Things When You Pet Them
There's nothing quite like the confusion of leaning down to give your hen a nice scratch, only to have her act like you've just announced a surprise vet visit. You're trying to bond, and she's puffing up or darting away like you're up to some serious fowl play. It's enough to make anyone feel a little rejected. But here's the cluck-tastic truth: that little dance she does is pure chicken instinct. She's not scared of you, necessarily, but she's processing a giant human hand coming at her, and sometimes that translates to a quick "chicken out" moment before she realizes you're the bringer of tasty treats. It's a quirky quirk of our feathered friends.
My Neighbor's Hen Stole My Miracle-Gro, and Now I'm the One Rooting for Her
Well, talk about a plot twist in your own backyard! This neighborly hen decided her Miracle-Gro bag was prime real estate, and honestly, I get it. That soil is probably the fluffiest thing on the porch. The fact that you tried to pet her first shows you've got guts, even if she clearly didn't appreciate the gesture. I won't pretend I wouldn't have chickened out myself. But you did the right thing vowing to leave the eggs alone. That's just good fowl play. It's a hilarious, slightly chaotic situation that any chicken lover can appreciate. It reminds me of our piece on the "Six fluffy chicks" hatching, which proves these feathered friends just can't help but keep us on our toes.