Are You a Dumb Chick?

Some people think that chicks are too dumb to play games and do other things like that. If that is true, my chicks must be Chicken Hawkings or Chickert Einstein! We have devised a simple game with them and almost every one of them joins in! First you ask, "Are you a dumb chick?" Then slide your finger back and forth; if you have brainiac chicks, they will shake their heads. Next you ask, "Are you a smart chick?" Then shake your finger up and down. Of course, they will shake their heads up and down.

Another fun game with the chicks is, Wormy Finger! Make sure you have the chicks' attention, then tap your finger on the side of the brooder. Most of the chicks will try to peck at your finger like a worm! Then you can experiment with tapping your finger up high and making them jump, and tapping down so low that they can't see it. One of my chicks, Tandoori, tries so hard to get my finger it's hilarious! When I tap up high, she wiggles to her tippi-toes and stetches her neck up. Sometimes the other chicks bump into her while she's doing this and she just topples over!