Hi my name is Cindy and I have a few questions to as One is how do I get my ladies friendlier they are very skiddish because of the kids next door chasing them they are 2 and a half months old... also can i let them out of there run to rome the yard will they return to there nest at night...
Spend a lot of time with them and handle them. Take a stool, bucket, chair or something out to sit on with plenty of treats. Chickens are creatures of habit and like routine. I started a ritual with my birds of giving them some treats in the coop at night. I give them scratch grains and seeds. I gave them some bread one of their favorite but they would grab the pieces of bread and run out of the coop, so I switched to the scratch. Worked wonderfully. Now they go in and no more treats. As I got them used to it I cut back on the treats. I did shut them in for a few days in the beginning to get them used to their coop then started the treats in the evenings.
