WhenInRhome
Chirping
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 when we tried to catch them and put them in the coop last night they totally freaked out. It was my fault. I let my 6 year old (who is loud), my 9 year old, and my 12 year old in to help. I think all the people combined with the new place just set them off. They hid under the coop and we had to use a rake handle to push them out. One flew in between the coop and the wall of the barn and we almost had to cut through the coop to get her out. She was wedged into a 5 inch wide gap. We finally got her out though. I knew they were scared so we got them in the coop quickly and closed the door. This morning I let them out but they wouldn't come out till I left. Later I went out to see them and they all ran into a corner of the run. I had some dried mealworms and tried to feed them but they wouldn't even look at them. They were so scared
So is it possible to teach them I am not going to hurt them?
So is it possible to teach them I am not going to hurt them?