handling chickens

  1. MogusBogus

    How to regain the trust of a spooked chicken?

    Hi everybody! Im a noob here and I made a bit of a blunder while hanging out with some of our chickens. If you wanna skip the preamble, just go to the third paragraph. We've had a flock of 12 for about 7 weeks now, and I've managed to gain a good amount of trust with at least 3 of our hens. Keep...
  2. U

    Handling and picking up

    We have three eight week old girls, two Easter eggers and one Copper Maran. We were instructed to handle them as much as possible while they are young. The two EEs are flighty and nervous, and run away when we try to touch them, although they are now eating out of our hands. The Maran has been...
  3. W

    Tips Taming Hens

    Hey there, I have 4 13 week old hens and have had them for about 2 1/2 weeks. Just wondering if there are any good ways to tame them. They are quite skittish but have managed to get them to eat out of my hand, all I want to do is pick them up (but they aren't having any of that). I've read they...
  4. Spellbound4u

    How do I safely handle my skittish chicks so they will be used to me? (1st timer here!)

    So I was recently given 6 chicks from my MIL as an early birthday present. I have been wanting chickens, but I hadn't taken the plunge yet. I am a first time backyard chicken keeper. Anyways she got me 2 California White mixes, 2 Lavender Orpingtons, and 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes. They are about...
    • Spellbound4u
    • Thread
    • getting chicks ready to be held handling baby chicks handling chickens handling chicks picking up chickens picking up chicks
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. PioneerChicks

    How Do You Hold Your Chickens

    What ways do you most like to hold your chickens (we're taking about hens and roos, not chicks)? What ways do you think hurt them? Post your opinion below. Please make sure to be polite and not to criticize others for how they hold their chickens. It's okay to say "I don't use that method...
  6. Herbanfarmer

    Picking chickens up

    I have a new flock of 6 hens. They're 3 months old right now and only one chicken will let me pick her up. The rest run away squawking. I need to be able to handle them for a couple of reasons, but right now my concern is that we're going on vacation in September and I'll be bringing my chickens...
  7. ILoveSilkieChickens

    Did You Know???

    I’ve had my chickens since March 26, 2019 and I’ve recently went in their run and sat down and observed their behavior. What I found out shocked me quite a bit. For a long time, this is something that I didn’t even know about domesticated chickens. How they behave is very feline like. Like I’m...
  8. K

    Normal Barnvelder behavior? crazy chickens

    Hi, this is my first real flock (we have some older production layers here, but they aren’t mine) and I decided to try out several different breeds. The Chickens are about 8 weeks, fully feathered, and about to go outside. I’ve been trying to handle them so they aren’t too wild once they are...
    • Kris5902
    • Thread
    • barnevelder barnvelder behavior issues chick behavior chicken behavior crazy birds free range handling chickens taming wild chicken
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  9. Ellie's Flock

    Cuddling my chicks: Is it caring or cruel?

    Everyday I pick up my now 4 week old chicks and cuddle them, but I don't know if I should be. At first they were supposed to be livestock but now they are more like pet livestock. It was my first group of chicks I'd had to have in a brooder (all my others were old enough to live in the coop when...
  10. caboodleschicks

    What's Your Speckled Sussex Like???

    Hey guys!! :frow I am trying to write up something about Speckled Sussex, but what do you know, I can't seem to find "exactly" what I am looking for. :rolleyes: Lol. So... What are your Speckled Sussex like? Are yours easily handled? What are your hens like? What are your roosters like? Any...
  11. (chicken pun)

    Hand taming tips?

    I'm pretty new to hand taming chickens, the chickens I hand tamed are pretty friendly and will sometimes jump on my lap/shoulder but I see a lot of chickens that are a lot friendlier, Any tips? I would love some breed suggestions too!
  12. Audrey Watson

    How do I get my older chickens to let me pick them up?

    I have 4 generations of chickens, and some baby chicks on the way. None of my chickens except for one will ever let me pick them up voluntarily. And even the one that does will try to run before she stops. I handled them a lot as chicks but they still won't let me pick them up. They are friendly...
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