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[Kulakat]

Maybe provide some safe nesting areas in your yard in hopes they will lay there

I have 2 nesting boxes, but I think I need to make it seem more hidden without feeling closed in.

 

[Love Donkeys]

Kulakat, big howdy for N E Alabama. I agree with Chookwagn 100%, it would be the easiest way to go. That way you'll have no crazy adult birds to tend with.

I would think they best way would be to find a nest and incubate the eggs. Grow the chicks up in a environment thats enclosed rather than locking up some adults that have spent their lives free ranging.

 

[Bsmac]

I would think they best way would be to find a nest and incubate the eggs. Grow the chicks up in a environment thats enclosed rather than locking up some adults that have spent their lives free ranging.

I bet too that would very likely be the easiest way you can imprint on them soon after they hatch!

 

[Bsmac]

Hello! Welcome to BYC! Good luck!

 

[Kulakat]

Kulakat, big howdy for N E Alabama. I agree with Chookwagn 100%, it would be the easiest way to go. That way you'll have no crazy adult birds to tend with.

Hi and thanks!

I bet too that would very likely be the easiest way you can imprint on them soon after they hatch!

Thanks! I'm not ready to incubate and hatch chicks. I've never had chickens before and that is terrifying at this point, LOL

 

[BoundlessLove]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC! Chickens adapt. They may be stressed if you lock them up, but a steady diet and a secure place to roost and lay, will go a long way toward calming them down. Catching them is another story altogether.
Good luck with your adventure!