Daft question I know but how many of your chickens actually let themselves be picked up and carressed?
I would so love it for mine to start to jump up onto my knee, or along side me on the bench, for some treats or allow me to pick them up for a cuddle. I suppose I'm just been impatient but none of them, not even George now want me to encroach into their spaces. I can gently rub two of them's chests while I feed them treats but most of the time they wont let me near them. Am I been hasty??
Also what is the best way to actually manage to get hold of them, gently, to get them used to being handled. Even when I try after they've gone in to bed they all edge away from me, to the point of standing on each other.
I am managing to hand feed them their treats twice a day now and they will all come and feed from my hand which they wouldn't all do a few days ago. Live mealworms seem to be doing the trick
they can't resist them. Its funny but its only a few weeks ago before I got the girls that George wouldn't even look at live mealworms, now he can't get enough. Is it an age thing or do they just see others eating things so give them a go?
they all come galloping up to me when I pop out into the garden (free range) and say 'hello, what have you got for us', so it can't be cos they don't like me. And they do come when I call them. Well most of the time!!!
Thanks
Anndee