Skittish chicks... They can be tamed.

[Atrayou]

I right now have 2 Bantam sized chicks that are a month old. They are tiny and they are very active. I am keeping them in my Cockatiels old cage it is a good sized cage. I am afraid I have spolied them rotten though with grape tomato's and other veggies......they now let me know ehn they want food.....LOL. I just pray to God that they are both hens because I have 2 Roosters already and can not have any more.

 

[Nicole01]

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I hope your bantams are hens too! I have a 3.5 week mille fleur that still has a yellow smaller comb. I hope mine is a hen too. We are allowed roosters, but my neighbor and I are being threatened if we keep a rooster. She says she will call the police. Ugh, it should be my decision, not hers. We don't really have a limit either to how many hens or roosters we keep.

 

[Serenityintheverse]

I picked up my 5, 4 week old chicks yesterday. They are very skittish at the moment. I want them to be comfortable being held and picked up. Right now they hide in the nesting boxes when I approach the coop. Are there special treats I can use for "rewards"? I have read you shouldn't feed you baby chicks anything but starter feed (I do have some chic grit if I can feed them a treat or two) until they are much older. Thoughts?
I did pet them when we were in the car on the ride home and they seemed to like that

My guess is patience is the key? Thanking you all in advance for thoughts

Serenity~

 

[Serenityintheverse]

Here is my remodeled coop..you can see the original before some upgrades as well as my new Chickies!