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IIRC, it was @aart who taught me to take them off the roost at night for this sort of thing. When I need photo sessions I take them off the roost after dark and put them into a pet carrier for the night then do the photo session early in the morning. Catching them in the daytime would be a...

I can't imagine. I don't have a porch, but if I set a bird on the little platform at the top of the steps I'd end up fishing her off the roof if she was one of the adventurous ones or chasing her around the lawn if she was one who was too heavy to fly. Stay where a human wants her when...

I don't have any birds that I can just walk up to and pick them up. I've particularly avoided making pets of the boys. I am in awe of the way some people manage to sit birds on fence posts or other such objects and expect them to stay there for photo sessions. Mine aren't particularly afraid of...

My scale is a digital fish scale. I bought it because it can weigh fractions of ounces but has enough capability to handle more than the biggest Cornish X I can imagine raising.

My bathroom scale is not accurate in ounces. :D

Well, it would work on the girls too, but I'm worrying more about size and growth rate for the boys. Unfortunately, I have no photos, but I was working without an assistant and didn't want to distress the boys by leaving them immobilized for too long while I fiddled around taking photos of...