Yaritza
In the Brooder
- Sep 8, 2015
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I have 2 females about 3 1/2 months old. I've had them for 2 weeks. They are so skittish. Every time I go near them they just start quaking and shoving themselves in the corner of their coop. I'm afraid they're going to hurt themselves.
This is their current set up. We open the door in the morning hoping that they will come out walk around get acquainted with their new home, scavenge around the yard for food and then go home when they need a rest or want a swim in their pool. What they do instead is hang around their coop all day in the corner and not come out unless we physically make them leave and then they go hide under a bush or something. After their door is open all day and we go to close it at night is when they have come out of their home to eat. By that time is time to shut them for the night so it doesn't accomplish anything. They're currently eating feed I want them to eat more of a natural diet. I would like them to feel comfortable and I would like them to trust me. How do I go about getting them to not be so skittish? Their coop is set on the side of the yard that is mulch but we're in a half an acre with lush Florida grass full of bugs and the yard it not sprayed with spectesside.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
This is their current set up. We open the door in the morning hoping that they will come out walk around get acquainted with their new home, scavenge around the yard for food and then go home when they need a rest or want a swim in their pool. What they do instead is hang around their coop all day in the corner and not come out unless we physically make them leave and then they go hide under a bush or something. After their door is open all day and we go to close it at night is when they have come out of their home to eat. By that time is time to shut them for the night so it doesn't accomplish anything. They're currently eating feed I want them to eat more of a natural diet. I would like them to feel comfortable and I would like them to trust me. How do I go about getting them to not be so skittish? Their coop is set on the side of the yard that is mulch but we're in a half an acre with lush Florida grass full of bugs and the yard it not sprayed with spectesside.
Thanks for any help you can provide.