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In my experience they all have different personalities so some will be more willing to be handled than others. Some will come up to me and hurdle around my feet or snuggle under my rear when I squat down. I don't have any that fight over being handled but Ive had some young adults shipped in that really kicked a fit about it at first. I talk to mine and sing them silly little songs while doling out treats or when I'm doing food and water. Just keep it up with the ones you already have and make sure to stay consistent to the ones you are expecting and I'm sure they will warm up in no time.

I'm thinking if I sing to mine, they will really be terrified!
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On a serious note, how are you doing with your flock rebuilding after that terrible accident? I pray things are going well for you.​
 
I've been trying to make my only baby silkie friendly, and I have a question or two.

Is it easier to tame a chick if it's separate from it's parents?

He/She has no siblings, so it's still with it's momma hen, at 9 weeks of age.
It's fairly tame, but it's parents aren't tame, so when it's around them, he stays with them and won't come for treats.

And it's still kinda scared of me when I'm standing because one day I had my boyfriend to go get the chick for me from outside.
But my impatient boyfriend kinda freaked it out, so now it's afraid of everyone when standing or "coming after it!"
Before that, I could say "Cloud" and he/she would come running! How do I undo this?! Ugh.

(I had kept Cloud inside for days when it was around 5-6 weeks old, and that's how he/she became so tame before the little accident.)

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Its time to understand the instincts of a bird, especially a young one. They hatch with the innate knowledge that they are prey. You are fighting a genetic coding and stressing the bird trying to make it friendly. They are not hatched with the knowledge that humans are a means to safety, they only identify with their mothers as being the safe haven. By taking it inside, away from the others, you forced it to accept you because it didn't have its flock to bond with.

I've raised these birds for quite a few years. I've found that as they begin to mature and seeing how the rest of the flock reacts to my presence reassures them that I am not a predator. That does not work with every bird since they are all individuals just as humans are.

We should not be trying to mold them to our idea of a pet. Some do so on their own because that's their personality. We need to learn what causes them to be most relaxed and work with that.
 
I agree with that Robin, and that goes for all breeds, not just Silkies. My Silkies are now just 10 1/2 weeks old now, and they are finally starting to get "under foot" when I enter the run. I do know now I will need a faster camera for any candid shots; these guys are always in motion! Managed to click this shot right before they both flew off after a hawk flew overhead...

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Ugh!!! Came home from work today to find one of my silkies decapitated, and lifeless. Everyone was fine when I left for work at 7am. So, whatever it was climbed a tree, or the fence. Any ideas on what it was. And, for goodness sake, if u are gonna kill my silkie, why not eat the whole thing?!?!?!?! Now I have feathers all over the place, and a carcass to dispose of. WHY?!?!?! Why?!?!? I lost a few to a hawk, so I made a pen. I've made a pen, and I'm still loosing them.......When will the madness end?
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So sorry to hear that, it stinks!
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Have you enclosed the top of your run? That's the only way to go with sky and land predators around.
 

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