Taming Bobwhites

[aprophet]

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I have a couple that almost let me pet them but they get dandelion greens or lettuce most days , I grow a fair amount of lettuce in my garden .

 

[Riffecreek]

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I have a couple that almost let me pet them but they get dandelion greens or lettuce most days , I grow a fair amount of lettuce in my garden .

I love how the roos stretch out their necks and kinda circle the greens as they come in to eat. and their little chatter as they do!

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

My Buttons are pretty tame, I think if you spend time with anything it can become tame

 

[pheasant24]

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Wow, How old are your birds that will do that?

they are about two years now!

 

[Fat Daddy]

Great, that gives me hope to have bobs that calm some day... Now they "Talk" to me as I walk up, but spaz when I get close enough to touch the pen...

 

[Riffecreek]

I've done gave mine treats today.. but headed out to the pen to see if I can get a video of my "wild" bobs..

 

[Riffecreek]

Wife missed it the first time, but I got her to do it again!

 

[bietsch624]

Love that video! Thanks for all the great info all. Will definately try if I get this batch to hatch!

 

[Riffecreek]

Remember, that's a small pen with 3 roos and 4 hens... all was raised from eggs and are now 2 years old.. the bigger pens of mine are nowhere near as tame as these.. This pen is a 4 X 4 X 2 feet high.. with the 7 birds that get hand fed clover and grass about every day.. I had soybean meal in my hand when the video was taken! I use this as a treat during breeding season some but be for warned.. too much can hurt the birds..

 

[Riffecreek]

Here is the first video.. has some talking in it, but one of the bob roos eating out of my hand and the first time the hen climbed into my hand