Chicken always shakes when I pick her up

[Emelyn]

Whenever I try to pick up my hen she always starts to shiver and makes herself look more round. Is this normal? Or am I accidentally harming her without knowing?

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

She may be frightened of you.

 

[Emelyn]

She may be frightened of you.

But she let's me pet her and cuddle

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

But she let's me pet her and cuddle

Check her vent. Is she laying?

 

[aart]

But she let's me pet her and cuddle

Does she tremble the whole time you are holding her?
How old is she, in months?

 

[Emelyn]

Check her vent. Is she laying?

Yes she lays and her vent seems fine

 

[Emelyn]

Does she tremble the whole time you are holding her?
How old is she, in months?

She trembles when I just start to pick her up. She's 6 1/2 months old

 

[aart]

She trembles when I just start to pick her up.

..and then she stops after you've herd her for a bit?
Probably just a bit nervous...adrenaline surge.