picking up hens

We got a couple of wooden pallets leaning against their shed and they love to jump up and down on this, looking out at the big wide world no doubt.  Its funny but our bluebells don't particularly like being picked up or the cuckoo maran, but the others are fine.

They also like to stand right in front of you so you have to walk round them

Ours are out in the garden and I kept hearing tapping and the cat flap, flapping so went to investigate, it's the chickens waiting at the back door (where they spent yesterday) for their warm mash

Most of ours don't mind being picked up (unless they're in the mood for a tease-the-human game). Indeed sometimes the lazy monkeys ask you to carry them back to the coop. The Welsummers and bantams don't like being held, however, if you've got them in front of you they will hold onto your hand and can be moved - just like in the pictures of falconers. We found this out by accident and in fact, most of them are quite happy to be carried this way. A bit slow and you can only carry one at a time. You might need to put a foot on your hand to show them what you want them to do. They then hold on and can be taken where you want. Sometimes they hang on when you want them to get down.