I like how she holds a different colored chicken every 10 seconds lol

it's after midnight, i don't own chickens and i have no idea what i'm actually doing here, but "channeling your inner rooster not to give up" was probably the best life advice i could get under these circumstances. thank you chicken lady!

"That means that you have succeeded in making them believe that you're their rooster. So, great job, and now you have to follow through." I'm sorry, I have to do what?!

Alternative title: How to become a rooster

Our 5 year old granddaughter has worked to get our chickens to let her pick them up and pet them. Now, they will let her hold them as she rides an electric motorcycle... They could easily squirm away, but they sit on her lap as she rides... New meaning to "biker chick!" (And they still laid eggs the next day....)

“You are so much bigger than they are, and you don’t look like a rooster, I’m assuming” 😂😂😂

"You don't quite look like a Rooster, I'm assuming." That's a pretty general blanket statement that you made there, I'd say it's pretty offensive to people with a comb and a gullet

When we got chickens my mom was like "we'll name a couple of them and they'll just be egg layers" here I am a couple months later with a bunch of chickens climbing all over me and sitting on my lap and shoulders

You cant be a crazy chicken lady and so pretty at the same time. Thats too perfect.

My dad looks at me like I’m crazy when I talk to my chickens lol

I got mine as babies when I was a child and they’d chirp all night long. I moved them into my bedroom and I’d sleep with my hand inside their coop 😂 they grew up very close to me but they would constantly try to attack anyone who wasn’t my mother that came near me lol. I had a Rhode Island Red and a Buff Orpington. I miss my babies and because of them I went vegetarian. I would like more chicken friends in the near future ❤️☺️

I had a wild chicken I raised from a baby chick after a rain storm drowned the nest. I was amazed by how affectionate and eager to spend time with me she was. An absolute sweetheart... very much changed my mind about these birds.

She's so intelligent and well spoken

I grew up on a chicken ranch - we had flocks of so-called free range chickens. When I was about 9 I selected 6 eggs to be my pets. When they hatched I hand fed them and petted them. After 6 months or so they were integrated with a flock. When I came near, they would always run to me and want to jump into my lap or sit in my hands - even when they were quite old. They never forgot me but ignored other humans. No doubt they were considered nut cases by the other chickens, who ignored me or kept their distance if I got very near. The Chicken Lady got to the key point at 3:28 when she said to bribe the young ones with food. Not at any stage did I ever think that my pets thought of me as their rooster.

I can't wait to be settled and get my own chickens! This video is very encouraging. I want mine to be pets -- eggs are nice, but I wanna cuddle that floofy bird as my priority haha.

The "and now you have to follow through" genuinely scared me LMAO

Two chicks came into my life by accident when they were 2 days old. Now they are 2 months and they are the loves of my life. I cant imagine a life with out there craziness. Lol

My pet silkie is a rooster so he doesn’t really squat... but he does come towards me and look up for me to lift him up. He is the king 👑

I love to hold and cuddle my chickens. Touching chickens comb is so satisfying 😍😍😍😍

i am 11 and ABSOLUTELY love my chickens! i have 8! and they see me as ( how my mum says it) their chickie mama :)

My girlfriend has a rooster, and he is the most docile and lets us pick him up any time compared to the hens oddly. I'm not chicken expert but I've noticed he doesn't act like a roo as well. He doesn't care to be the alpha, he just is there chilling. I think that has to do with the fact that my girlfriend found him at the time where most of original flock were either dead or eaten by predators and had no social interaction with any other chick. She found this roo and nursed him back to health (she also lives near a farm where her dad also works). Then as a present to her I purchased five hens three years later so he was already mature and slowly mixed him in with the hens.

So Helpful!! Just used this on one of my silkies and after a couple of minutes we were snuggling away!!

Nothing better than seeing your love and care for your flock

I spoil my chickens all the time I can’t stop spoiling them

I kiss my chickens too haha My girl Taters loves it! She's such a love bug. I Call her my sweet potato

Your not the crazy chicken lady, you just love chickens!😇

“And, as the crazy chicken lady around here” Same

Thank you for helping Penelope, such a sweet girl. I just love chickens, they're smart, funny, full of personality and they do have feelings. I had 37 chickens and they are all different personality wise and they all have names. Love this video. ❤❤❤

I love how every 10 seconds a different chicken in hand. 😂

I have a pet chicken that I raised to be a therapy chicken . :)

Love your birds and they'll love you back. Like most creatures they can sense your feelings and intentions.

As kids growing up in Ireland,we kept Rhode Island Reds. When we would chase them,the hens would stop and raise up their wings as a type of submission thing and loved been stroked. Of course they all had names...one particular hen would perch up on the window sills and look in the house and would also come in the house and go upstairs!

This was THE BEST video on how to get them to cuddle and understand them better! Thanks so much! ❤️ I'm sort of the crazy chicken lady at work, even though I don't have any of my own yet, so for now watching videos like this is the only way I can enjoy chickens as a city girl 😂 thaaaank you!! ❤

Thank you! We just got our chicks, they're one week old and we've had them two days now. Such beautiful little creatures! I want to give them so much squish!

Thanks I realized this today when my chicken came looking for me in the window when she heard my voice. Probably helps I've always talked to her and make chicken sounds with her too lol 😆 she follows me and my family thinks it's strange yet they can't get her to follow them. She's such a good girl.

Never knew Stevie Nicks was so into chickens, I love her even more now.

This post was great! I did get my chicks when they were a day old, but I really didn’t handle them much. They are now three months, and it’s great to know I still have a chance at taming them some.

You made my day!! That was so sweet and with such a great sense of humour. Looks like you got a great thing going there 👍 thank you, Stay safe, Tammy

I have a Black McRae gamefowl rooster named Gallus. He knows his name, comes when called, and will even jump for a treat. I’ve had him for three years and he’s never been mean. I eventually got him some hens and he couldn’t be happier. Although now he’s got bigger responsibilities like caring for his ladies, he still really enjoys a pet from me.

"You don't quite look like a rooster... I'm assuming" 😂😂😂 Thanks for all the advice raising chickens! Making the learning curve easier

Reminds me of my childhood. I agree that the younger you get them, the better. Our cuddliest chicken were all hatched by us and hand fed. Hand feeding is the best way to socialize any bird and it works later as well. Basically never stop hand feeding them with the stuff they like most. One of the batches I remember was 4 chicken. We realized that 3 of them were roosters. So what to do? We just let them fight it over for 3 weeks, it was a massacre. But in the end one of them won. And from that moment onward they were all friends and had no more fights. So we had 3 roosters and 1 hen, without problems. The roosters were just as cuddly as the hen. So the "be rooster" advice is not necessary, as long as you hand feed them and you have them since day 1.

I had several chickens but one hen was my favorite. I used to pet her and hide some treats in her fluffy feathers so that she can find the treat on her own body. That was my childhood and I loved it.

Thank you for these tips! I have had some rescue Silkies from about 6 weeks old but they are nowhere near as snuggly as I thought. The rescue Buff Orpingtons (rescued after 2 years of battery farming) have been much happier with human contact and actively fly over to say hello. It's interesting, because I suppose the Silkies have had a much easier start in life but they seem to be quite happy sticking to themselves, only wanting food, not cuddles. The Orpingtons seem to really enjoy having human contact, maybe because of their past life, who knows. It's nice for me though. It makes me feel like they are saying "Thank you for rescuing us!".

I pulled a bit of a no-no last year before I came home from college to quarantine. I already had a flock of 19 chickens, and I love different breeds. The feed store in my college town had polish pullets and I simply couldn't resist. I brought home a single polish hen I named Nicki, and the special individual attention she got turned her into both the sweetest girl on earth as well as a bit of a diva.

I feel the same way about my chickens! I have some affectionate roosters as well. I think they're worse than the hens for wanting attention. :) Great video, I loved it!!

Thanks, crazy chicken lady! I've got my first five chickens (blue andalusian x3, golden laced wyandotte, white leghorn) and this is very helpful! They're 6 weeks old now and very fun, but still a bit jumpy!

I love how she's holding a different chicken every cut

I'm a crazy chicken lady too... TFS

So glad I’m not the only one who loves to hold and pet and pamper her chickens. They feed me breakfast and of course they will be pampered for that! Great video.

Just found your video after getting my first chickens. Now I come to realize your channel hasn't posted in a year. Your video was very thorough and well done, you are very valuable to the chicken community. I hope all is well and that you return soon.

Outstanding. I saw a homeless person with a chicken in his lap sitting next to a storefront. He had a great sense of humor. I asked if I could hold his chicken and he said that sounds like a personal question. We both had a good laugh and he let me hold his bird. I gave him $20 and said now I have to go get my own chicken. His chicken was a hen. She was old. Stole my heart. Now I want to go get just one chicken so that she will bond with me and my little tiny dog. My dog goes with me wherever I go. We go in my vehicle to work, stores, etc. My little brother is a huge sensation at the hardware stores, and everywhere where dogs are not prohibited. Everyone falls in love with my little brother. We will be a happy trio and a smash at home Depot, Lowe's and everywhere that is pet-friendly. Thank you for this wonderful demonstration and great sense of humor. Subscribed liked shared etc. Share the love thank you.

I use to live close to a private property that I was allowed on full of chickens and I use to tame them this way. I use to sit down on the grass or in there coop and just watched them, the one's that I liked or were curious about me I'd grab and put on my lap. Then I'd cover there face to calm them down while talking to them while stroking them gentley. Then after a few minutes I'd place them down usaly right next to me so they new I let them go. Some it works with more then others. I remember scouting out wich one I was going to tame and had them on my lap a few days later. This will work better if you have a good bond with animals.

You're not crazy, any creature loves to be loved...my chickens definitely love to be cuddled...what I found amusing is that my two Brahmas are the most standoffish lol. Very good video, thumbs up :)

Then hens eventually start thinking “what a tease”

Ma’am, thank you so much for this video. We just bought a new house(specifically without an HOA so I can have chickens and quail), and the first thing on my mind is how to bond with them and develop trust. I want my girls to be comfortable and happy at their new home, so this video is a winner for me.

Love your chickens and you have a wonderful garden! Couldnt stop staring at the plants in the back 😄

Man, I wish I could have a Chicken or 2 in my apartment! I'd make the patio a little chicken paradise. I can't wait to have a back yard and some land again! Great video. When I was little my elementary school had hens in our garden and they were SO sweet, it always amazed me because I didn't know chickens were affectionate at all. This one would sit on my lap and lay her head on me! Melted my heart. This is just so cute. Thanks!

Heheheh! So beautiful, girls. Blessings, Chicken Lady. You should name your vid that. Like the Kitten Lady.

I prefer “Chicken Daddy”. When they’re litter box trained they’re a perfect pet . Very calming .

When she said ' and now you have to follow through (mounting)' I thought it was going to go in a very different direction...

Thanks for the tutorial. This one the best one ive found so far

So entertaining and informative. You were born for the camera lady 😊 I can't wait to get my first pet chicken and try this! Thank you

"They are saying they are submitting and would like to be mounted now. Congratulations! They see you as the rooster. Now you have to follow through..." Me - Oh my god... I have to do what...

My two Rhode Island Reds are Rescues. They're Coop had been Decimated by Coyotes & they were the only two survivors. So I had my work Cut Out. They're what I call City Birds because it's been 3 Months & they are just now starting to lay again. They have a large safe run with Hide Spots & a 3 Hen Box complete with a Cozy Coop zero clearance heater. The first week they enjoyed ears of Corn some stacker feed & some Meat Bird Feed & I keep them in Apples filled with Peanut Butter. They submit & sit with me as long as I will. After the First week I bought 2500 1 inch breeder Crickets & let them go in their run. I figured a few may make it & start a Cricket Factory for my Girls but after 3 days I didn't see anymore but the Chickens absolutely loved It. I also Rake & Airyaite the Run for Worming & Such. Our Church friends daughter named them Athena and Persia . We liked the names & they've stuck. Quite the Atraction in our City Neighborhood . Yes Chickens are Legal where we live in the City Limits Unfortunately a Rooster will get you a Ticket. I think it's fair. Good Luck One & All. The reason I call them City Chicks is they've not laid eggs in Months & a Farm Chick would be moved to the Freezer if they stop laying. My girls don't have to lay as long as it's not unhealthy & they'll still die of Old Age. That's my Love of Chickens & why I no longer eat Chicken Meat. Too Smart. I ain't ever getting a Cow. I love Steak too much. God Bless & Merry Christmas

I love this! We are raising our first flock on our suburban neighborhood homestead 🏡

I need a buff orpington. They look amazing.

Your garden is gorgeous!!

There are more people like you than you think.

“The crazy chicken lady” heh I like that

I love my chickens, I kiss them all the time, I know they aren’t clean but I wash my hands and face after I handle them and kiss them. I enjoyed this video very much!

i am also considered the crazy chicken lady. they always come to me and cuddle with me and its sooooo adorable!!!!

This was such a sweet video! You are so kind to your chickens and I can tell they love you!

LOVE it!!

Love your channel! Keep it up! I have week old chicks. First time chicken keeper and in at the deep end. They seem pretty scared of me so far so just being present without too much touching. Can’t wait to introduce treats! ❤️

I love this lady. She gets me. 🥰🐓😂

I've had chickens before and chickens can be very cuddly and affectionate. I like when you scratch the top of their head and their eyes start to close

I love chickens which is why i went 99% vegan since 2015.

Story time: One day when my sister and I went to throw out some garbage, we heard chirping coming from a shoe box, placed on the floor by the garbage. On opening it we found two faintly colored chicks inside. It would seem someone bought those colored / dyed baby Easter chicks, and then decided to throw them as trash once the colors began to fade and they grew a bit. Disheartened, my sister and I got them home, made a little cardboard home for them, added towels for warmth, and nurtured them to full health. They were the sweetest. They sort of imprinted to my sister and I, and always followed us around the house, and kept chirping until they were by our side. I'd have to let them into the shower so they would stop crying outside the door too. As they got older though, my parents were less and less keen on having them in the apartment. One day when my sister and I got back from school we found out our parents gave them away, almost certainly to slaughter (judging by the fact the only closure they gave us was "They're in a safe place"). I still feel the ache of trying to convince my parents that I had built a friendship / bond with these Chickens. But since we all ate chicken, my parents regarded them as nothing more than livestock. Sort of when people see an intelligent pig on AFV / or a KZfaq clip, and are still unable to see them as anything more than bacon or a commodity. Those were my friends I had lost, and I feel remnants of that childhood ache when I think about it. Many years later that same incident convinced me to go vegan, it's been 5 years now and I've done it in honor of them. :) That realization that I could bond so deeply with a Chicken unraveled all my notions about seeing chickens or other livestock as species to exploit, and has stuck with me to this day. I consider getting pet chickens again. Great video. 💜

I got 12 buff orpington chicks 2 months ago now. One of the cockerels has grown up to be just so sweet. When I sit in the coop, he always goes to sit in my lap, it's so cute. And when he cuddles with me, the other chickens always come as well.

Our battery hens became cuddle buddies within 24 hours, they enjoy a snuggle before we put them away in the coup.

I love this video!! I never thought about "becoming the rooster", Im excited to do this!!

Not really. I get my quails at the age of 3 weeks and they others with more than a year... And both groups are so handsome cuddle-addicted you can't imagine. I have quails they call me only to hug me or so they can sleep in my hands because they think I'm the one and only in their life. One see me walking inside the living rooms (so I'm home) and she starts singing louder and louder only for to say Welcome Home and telling the others I'm back. She only stopp sining after I pick her up so she can lay down her head in top of my nose, closing her eyes and starts with her whisper-voice making sounds like a deeply happy and relaxed cat. The age means nothing... It is only how you treat them. All it needs is time and love. (°^°)y Your Chicks are great!!!

my favorite chicken lady ever

Such majestic animals...you are a beautiful soul

I just found your channel, and I'm absolutely thrilled! How wonderful and informative, thank you so much for sharing this! I have many questions, but my top 2 are: what is that beautiful broad leaf plant behind you (at the 4 min mark), and what is that gorgeous vine covering the coop? Off I go to peruse the rest of your channel and videos!

OH MY GOD you directed Ok Go's "Upside Down & Inside Out" music video! Trish that's so cool :D! I'm a fan of that particular video and I also adore chickens. I was doing my ocassional chicken video binge andd BOOM I find you in the feathery side of KZfaq :D!

Sweet, tender chicken love. They're lovely and their feathers are so smooth.

I have two young silkies and although I had not watched your video yet I had followed all three of your suggestions and have been successful in cuddling these two!!!! Your suggestions work well and will bring success.

Becareful not to let them near to your face. They may peck your eye.

hahaha my friend is going to love you she is hatching eggs now:)

My van broke down on the motorway/freeway and there was a lone chicken walking on it.So she came up to me ,I shared my sandwich while waiting to be rescued.Took her home with me ,she was so calm and fell asleep in my arms ,softly chirping .Anyway I couldn't keep her and found her a forever home with a couple who are vegetarian but I loved that connection with her for those few hours and I now get updates on how she's settled in with 3 other chickens.

‘Like you have no questions in the world and all the answers’ this lady daddy af

aww, you're so cute.

I’m also the crazy chicken kid I always kiss my chickens 😂

Those chickens are living their best life😄🐔🐔

You’re not the crazy chicken lady. You’re great! Chickens are the best.

I so glad I found you! Five days ago I got 5 chicks. Very young. One stood out because it was doing crowd control. It's the one that leaves the flock and run/flies to me. It's also the loudest. I call it Alfa. I'm going to try your videos. PS I'm really new to birds if you couldn't tell.

Even roosters can be loving.

I love the crispy on the outside and tender on the inside

I love this. Great video! Well made. Chicken goals. Nice garden too