2 week old chicks scared of me still.

[MaybeMay]

I have 9 Australorp chicks that are about 2 weeks old I got them last week. I don’t think they got any form of human interaction from the guy I bought them off as they are still scared of me.
Is there anything I can do to help make them more friendly?
I have side access to brooder so I’m not coming to them from above.
We got them to be pets so really want them to be friendly. I have 5 other Australorp chicks that I got as day olds from someone else and they were super friendly from day one.

 

[cavemanrich]

Well I don't have a crystal ball with answers,,, But will offer some suggestions that I would do myself.
Play some gentle music next to brooder,,, and not very loud. Sit in front of brooder for a while,, and let the chicks know you are there. Get a handful of feed crumbles in your palm,,, and start offering it to them. You can also try a small quantity of oatmeal. It is different,,, and may be attractive to them. Oatmeal is soft, so no concerns with them having grit.

Next step approach,,, Dim the lights,, so they don't see you very well. Capture one and hold, and caress next to you. When she gets calm,,,, you can decide to keep playing,,, or get next, and do same.
Doing this on a daily basis should work to calm them. Call it "CARESS TRAINING"

Quite a long time ago there were young neighborhood children that used to visit my children, and play with chickens when they free-ranged outside. The children were allowed to play with the chickens. They never hurt any of them. They used to hold a chicken,,, and tell little stories,,, and such as children do. My chickens of that time were very tame, and friendly, from all that interaction.
My today's chickens are less friendly, because I do not interact with them so much,,, and children grew up, and left .

Give it a try, and soon your chicks should become more friendly.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[MaybeMay]

Well I don't have a crystal ball with answers,,, But will offer some suggestions that I would do myself.
Play some gentle music next to brooder,,, and not very loud. Sit in front of brooder for a while,, and let the chicks know you are there. Get a handful of feed crumbles in your palm,,, and start offering it to them. You can also try a small quantity of oatmeal. It is different,,, and may be attractive to them. Oatmeal is soft, so no concerns with them having grit.

Next step approach,,, Dim the lights,, so they don't see you very well. Capture one and hold, and caress next to you. When she gets calm,,,, you can decide to keep playing,,, or get next, and do same.
Doing this on a daily basis should work to calm them. Call it "CARESS TRAINING"

Quite a long time ago there were young neighborhood children that used to visit my children, and play with chickens when they free-ranged outside. The children were allowed to play with the chickens. They never hurt any of them. They used to hold a chicken,,, and tell little stories,,, and such as children do. My chickens of that time were very tame, and friendly, from all that interaction.
My today's chickens are less friendly, because I do not interact with them so much,,, and children grew up, and left .

Give it a try, and soon your chicks should become more friendly.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

Thank you for the advise. Will have to give these things a try for a few days to see if it helps.
Yes my 3 year old loves our 9 week old Australorps and just wants to sit in the coop with them for hours, they’re not the biggest fan but will put up with it.