If you think catching a baby chick to pet is easy.....

Think again! Mama chickens are much more protective of their babies than you would think. We have a Mama chicken that brings her chicks over a couple of times a day to eat the bird seed that spills out of my feeders. Miss Dummy (me) got this bright idea that she just HAD to catch one of those baby chicks to pet. I went out the back door so I could sneak up on them. I snuck around the house and inched my way towards them. As soon as I got close, Mama spread her wings, let out a squawk, and starting running towards me, flying up in my face, trying to tear me from limb to limb. She was pecking at my feet, trying to get my sandal covered toes. Her babies scattered and ran to my butterfly garden to hide. I was running and she was following till I finally got Bills car in between she and I. She finally figured out I wasn't gonna try that again and gathered up her babies in a row and marched off towards home. Believe me...my baby chicken petting days are OVER! I'll just observe them from the window.....