My chickens are afraid of me too. But it’s improving. I started spending time just sitting in the coop/ run area. Not only for feeding and cleaning. I put a chair in there, but sometimes I sit on their tree stump. I talk to them, but also I just hang out while I’m on Facebook or texting friends or even talking on my phone. I sit out there to read. Even if I’m only in there 20 minutes I think it helps. They have started coming around me. I still can’t pick them up but my Buff Orpington lets me pet her a little bit!My chickens are scared of me. I have had them since 8 May and they were about 13 weeks old. No matter how I entice them with goodies, they stay extremely wary. And rightly so, since I am very impatient and volatile. I feel so envious of others when I see them sitting with a hen on their lap. I am hoping I can tame a chick if any eggs hatch. I'd love to be able to post close-up. I'd love to be able to catch them without melodrama and heart attacks. Anger is my active emotion when startled, or sad, or hurt or disappointed, whatever. The birds freaking out on me when I need to powder them or check them over is counter-productive, so now I just leave them be and dream from afar. Any tips?
I read somewhere to do this so I am trying it and it seems to be working!