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Lilla
Chirping
Is the crying constant, even when they're together with no other view of you?
My daughters like to handle the chicks too, but even picking one up to 'hand train' it would cause a bit of panic in the chick being picked up. The chicks at a young age, more than anything else, just wanted to have constant line of sight with each other. When we let them free range in the yard, if one wanders too far away, it would panic and call out until it literally got back to the group and touched every member of the flock.
There's nothing wrong with spending time with your chicks at all, but they may be associating your presence with being picked off from the group - and that could distress them a bit.
Best bet if you're trying to tame them is to place treats in your hand or on your legs and let the lot of them come to you as they please. As they get older and more independent, they don't need to see each other as often and will start to tolerate being singled out for attention a bit more.
Hi,
I make sure to sit on the grown with all of them and let them climb and sleep on me but thank you that was a very help full tip to getting them to be more comfortable with me.