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In the Brooder
I started with 5 Easter Egger (Ameraucana) chicks in my flock and have had them ever since they first arrived at the store. I recently expanded my flock to a Black Australorp and a Barred Rock. The Easter Eggers don't mind being handled, with exception of one, whom I cannot seem to get to like me or anyone else, but I found that I am having trouble getting the Barred Rock and Black Australorp tamed. (I got the Easter Eggers when they were about two days old, and The Barred Rock and Black Australorp when they were around a week and a half.) Having tamed hens will make the many years to come easier for me and my family, so how can I get them used to being pet, held and comfortable with/around people?
Side Note: Do I have to start training them now to return to the coop after letting them out? They are living in a brooder now, but I plan on letting them have free range of my yard when they are older (while I'm outside watching them), and I want to make sure I will be able to get them back in the coop when their hens, without a struggle. When, and how should I go about training them to do so?
(They are all around a week and a half/two weeks old.)
Thank you!
Side Note: Do I have to start training them now to return to the coop after letting them out? They are living in a brooder now, but I plan on letting them have free range of my yard when they are older (while I'm outside watching them), and I want to make sure I will be able to get them back in the coop when their hens, without a struggle. When, and how should I go about training them to do so?
(They are all around a week and a half/two weeks old.)
Thank you!
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