Training May Limit Stress on Your Pet Chickens

[centrarchid]

I bet chickens are like rats linked in video.

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/scienc...s-drive-tiny-cars-get-froot-loops-ncna1072031

I occasional get back pressure from parties seeing my trained chickens where the assumption is the birds are stressed by handling. The birds experienced a very enriched environment and clearly associate with me and others by choice.

Less stress, more eggs and more growth.

 

[centrarchid]

I bet chickens are like rats linked in video.

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/scienc...s-drive-tiny-cars-get-froot-loops-ncna1072031

I occasional get back pressure from parties seeing my trained chickens where the assumption is the birds are stressed by handling. The birds experienced a very enriched environment and clearly associate with me and others by choice.

Less stress, more eggs and more growth.

I thought this was posted in behaviors subforum.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

I think sticking to a daily routine at the same time every days also helps with the stress. If I am 30 minutes late getting home to let the girls out, they will be pacing frantically back and forth, waiting for me to open the coop door...