I just got my baby chicks four days ago. I hear you should handle them, but this proves to be a stressful experience for them. They run away from me even though I offer food before during and after handling. I try to talk to them to soothe them, but handling them makes them anxious.
Should I continue to try to handle them? The handling seems to make them more afraid of me.
I do want us all to be friends...
-Jamie
I have two austrolorps (pretty friendly and hungry)
two wyandottes (NOT interested in handling- very anxious)
one rir (doesn't much care for handling)
one buff (likes to be talked to and cuddled but doesn't seek it out)
one brahma (very gentle- likes to be cuddled too but doesn't seek it out)
all pullets
Should I continue to try to handle them? The handling seems to make them more afraid of me.
I do want us all to be friends...
-Jamie
I have two austrolorps (pretty friendly and hungry)
two wyandottes (NOT interested in handling- very anxious)
one rir (doesn't much care for handling)
one buff (likes to be talked to and cuddled but doesn't seek it out)
one brahma (very gentle- likes to be cuddled too but doesn't seek it out)
all pullets
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