Panic! Panic!

[Preservation Acres]

I have four very calm hens...the sit on your lap and coo kinda hens.

Then there's the new one. I bought a game hen because I just had to have her, and she is the flightiest thing I've ever seen in my life. Just the sight of something (non-chicken) walking on two legs sends her into a panic.

Will she ever calm down?

 

[LuvinMyPeeps]

I had an OEGB who was super flighty and I gave him a bath...yes, a bath! He must have really liked it because as soon as he got it he calmed down in the towel, then realized I wasn't the devil. After that I was able to pet him and hold him.

He ended up being a real sweetie. He even sat in the house while the dog (a lab) wagged her tail against him and he didn't even move - just glanced over his shoulder at her tail wacking him (hey, she was happy LOL). What a crack up.

Have faith...and treats!!!

 

[Preservation Acres]

She has calmed down some actually, but she has a loooong way to go. She's not scared of the other hens anymore, so that's a start.

She watches my other hens sit on my lap and eat out of my hand and she just stares with wonder.

 

[patman75]

Treats, treats, treats

 

[JewellFarm]

Give her some more time to get used to her surroundings and you as well. She might come around eventually.

 

[gritsar]

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I agree. Maybe she wasn't used to so much human contact in her previous home.

 

[Camelot Farms]

My OEGB are my least flighty birds. When I open their cages, they literally jump in my hand. 8 yr old DD carries them around like they are babies.

Lots of handling, lots of treats and persistance!

Love my OEGB's!