I read your post in both places and loved your page. You're obviously dedicated to your birds. There is a guy on this forum who writes a blog: http://olychickenguy.blogspot.com and I have learned a ton from him. He talks about dominance and training birds. I have used his techniques and swear they work. I've gotten three skittish birds to be quite comfortable being held, and established myself as the head rooster, with the three cockerels we used to have. Take a look around in the blog - it's fascinating reading about chicken psychology. Hope this helps.