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No problem, I thought it might help some. I guess the largest birds I have worked with were standard sized Australorps. If you have standard sized Brahmas, they are huge and this method might only work well if you had a helper to hold the bird or to feed the bird. Good luck with your birds,
I hope you can get them tamed down ok.
They are a real joy when you've got lovey ones.
Yeah, well, I don't give them much of a choice! If I want to give them hugs and kisses, they are going to get them whether they like them of not!
If I have to treat a large bird, I usually put the legs between my thighs and clamp them in, then use my elbow and my side to pin the wings down. Managed to tube feed a pretty cranky Jersey Giant that way. Go to have their belly resting on your thighs, though, or they have too much leverage.
I have a couple of very tame birds, which is great. I kinda enjoy the cranky, haughty attitude I get with my others. It's pretty funny to watch them lower their standards to eat from my hand when I have something particularly scrumptious. And the mortification on their faces when I kiss them!
Have to get my jollies where I can.
Love it! I'm the same way, lol! The flighty ones (like the Medeteranian breeds) are forced into the loves once in while too, that is after about a half hour of trying to corner one!
My trick doesn't seem to work as well on these breeds.
I still can't seem to shake the love I have for the lovey birds too though (my Brahmas).