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It is easier with a small flock, but I think it's important that your chickens are comfortable being handled just in case you need to medicate or treat an injury. An ill bird is already stressed and having to chase them around causes more distress. If they are used to contact, they can be taken...

I've handled my flock since they were peeps and they are used to being touched by human hands. I think that this gives me an advantage when having to check on them in case of any illness. My birds are conditioned to being touched and checked and they know that contact is not a traumatic event...