yeah they are...I just picked up 7 yellow goldens which are two months old and I just got like five minutes ago two of them to eat from my hand a couple of strings of lettuce...start by throwing a little out in front of you and just sit down...if they come up to you then dangle it in front and eventually with a lot of time they will eat from your hands...I spend a lot of time with them all day every day...I just picked those birds up about a month ago...I almost got the redgolden hens a couple of them to eat out of my hand but they were still to scared..and I just picked them up two days ago...so with work you can do it