When I free range I take meal worms out and sit there and hand feed them now I can walk up to them and they don't even care anymore but don't care to be picked up
Yeah I haven't picked one up, I'm too scared of squeezing them too hard, and last time I went to hand feed one I had thick black gloves on and it was going for my fingers.
Lol as long as you don't squeeze them you won't hurt them but I would recommend getting into the habbit of holding them regularly only way you will know if they are losing weight sick or anything of the likes. I usually do checks at dusk when they are roosting. They are very calm then. At dusk I can get mine to ride on my shoulders. Lol.
Well I'll give it a go tonight or tomorrow. I'm not gonna fancy my chances haha, I'm not scared of them it's just when I tried picking one up when we first got them she clucked loudlyoso thought I'd hurt her, fair play for letting them ride on you haha!