How can you socialize older chicks?

[Mitchell'sCoop]

We are very new to this and just purchased our first chicks about 5 days ago. We got them from a local store, we picked up 4 Cochins, 1 Rhode Island, 5 Australorps, 1 silver laced and 1 golden laced. My boys felt bad for 3 other straight run breeds that were much larger, so we made it home with them as well. The small ones are doing just fine socializing so far, but the older ones (I'm thinking about 3 to 5 weeks old or so now, seem to be completely terrified. Any ideas how to make them feel a bit safer and become a bit more friendly?

 

[Spartan22]

It’s a phase they go thru, We hatched and handled our six week olds chicks but right now they jump on every little things when we come in to their coop.

 

[centrarchid]

Get some live meal worms as a treat, then sit with chicks quietly and allow them to explore around you for meal worms you occasionally put out for them. Do not put the meal worms out all at once.