The way to their little hearts is food and treats. Once they know you will bring tasty things to them they will be all over you - literally!Thanks! I got them purposefully for snuggling, although right now I think they are less thrilled with that idea.
I have about 20 Japanese Bantams at the moment. I personally don't like the show type birds with the short legs.....I just don't like the look of them, and I think it affects how they can move about. I free range my birds every day - and love seeing them shuffling about.
I breed mine to have 'medium' length. That way they also stay very clean (short legged ones drag their body on the ground and get dirty if free ranging). Any with very short legs are sold. Also I don't like the long legs at all - so they go too as pets.