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You will also notice that as the chicks approach laying age (16 weeks plus, depending on the breed) that they will get much friendlier. Mine would literally pull at my shirt and crawl into my lap if I sat outside with them.

Three weeks is not too old. Don't pick them up from above, as that triggers their predator evasion instinct. Put your hand in the brooder away from the chicks and come in slowly from the side to scoop them up, and put them back the same way. If your hand also has some treats in it, that helps...