Friendly chickens, part 2

This is what it looks like when I go out to the chicken pasture:  The Black Australorps and Cuckoo Marans come running but keep their distance just in case I decide to eat them instead of feed them.  Meanwhile, the Light Sussex cluster around my legs and start pecking at my boots just in case that speck of mud is actually food.

I've written previously about how some chicken breeds seem to be much friendlier than others.  At the time, I couldn't quite decide which behavior was preferable, but I think I've made up my mind --- I like the shy birds.  Friendly chickens get underfoot, don't learn when you chase them out of the garden, and spend their energy focusing on you rather than hunting for wild food.

Of course, if I lived on a postage stamp suburban lot, I'd probably change my tune and choose the friendly birds.  But for now, I'm 75% certain our Sussex chickens are going into the stew pot when culling time comes around next year...if not before.

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