smcmillan1
In the Brooder
My chicks are almost a week old and I have them in an old dog cage in my garage. Every time I go out there to check on them and talk to them they run scared. I put my hand in there to clean something, change water, or whatever and they all run to the corner and huddle together like I'm a monster. How can I get them used to me? I talk to them and watch them but they want nothing to do with me picking them up or even when I do grab one to love on they want back in the brooder asap. I just got them some chick grit yesterday because I plan on introducing treats but is their behavior normal? I'm probably just being impatient but it seems everyone else who has baby chicks, theirs are falling asleep on them, perched on a shoulder, etc.