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    Can I tame hens who have not been handled? They are terrified of us!

    They did not go into the coop tonight. I took my 9 year old daughter and we shooed them out from under the coop where they hide then blocked it off so they cannot go under it. Then we gently herded them into the coop. Worked like a charm! I was going to keep them in for a few days so they...
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    Can I tame hens who have not been handled? They are terrified of us!

    Thank you both for the advice! I am so happy to know they might warm up to us. I really wished I had picked a closer spot for the coop now. Where they are they cannot see the house or yard. They are facing back into cattle land and a tree line. They are further away than I would like too. It...
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    Can I tame hens who have not been handled? They are terrified of us!

    I bought 4 Buff Orpingtons yesterday (our first chickens ever) and they are 10 months old. I wanted to start off with hens who were laying and add to the flock. I got them from a farm and they do not seem like they have been handled. They are scared of us. Well they were timid at first but then...
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