As you know, humans have different personalities. It's the same thing with chickens. Some may be nice, mean, or laid-back. Different breeds tend to have different attitudes.
One of our chickens that you have met, Lucy, is a very laid-back chicken. Laid-back means they're not aggressive, and they tend to go with the flow. She doesn't really care much about wandering, getting into fights, or being nosy. We call one of our hens Egg Muncher. She has this name because she loves to steal and munch on eggs only when we collect them. She's a white Leghorn. This breed tends to be very curious, goofy, and nosy. Egg Muncher likes to stick her head in everything, including buckets, holes, and sometimes under another chicken's wing. Bitey is one of our Americana hens. She is very defensive and can be aggressive sometimes. Snowy is an Americana rooster, but he isn't as aggressive, though he is flighty. Flighty means that the chicken gets frightened easily and will run away. Big Mama, our Barred Rock hen, is bossy. She isn't aggressive towards us or the other hens too much, but she really likes bullying the roosters to keep them in line. Whiny is a Dutch Bantam hen. She is tiny, solid black, and has white earlobes. She is very intelligent and sneaky. She hides eggs from us when she wants to sit on them. We found this out when she disappeared one day. She pretended she was going to sleep with everyone else, but when we left, she went to sit on her eggs. She knew where the other hens laid their eggs and that we collect them all. So, she found a place where no one else went to hide her eggs. Additionally, Whiny is very noisy. She doesn't cluck like normal chickens, so it sounds like she's whining all the time. Buff Orpingtons and Buff Brahmas are different breeds but have similar personalities. Orpingtons are a little more friendly than Brahmas, but they're both still sweet. They love to sit on shoulders and laps, and they love to be touched. Trouble, who was introduced in another entry, is aggressive. He likes getting into fights, even if he does usually lose. He's so small that his attacks don't really hurt us, but it would if he were bigger. When roosters attack, they jump and kick whatever they're attacking. They are trying to stab their opponent with their spurs. Spurs are a spike on the back of roosters' legs. It's like a toe nail, but there's no toe there. This isn't a list of all the personalities that chickens have, but this is a general idea.
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