{"id":110,"date":"2009-05-20T01:53:11","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T11:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/washedashore.com\/eggsntea\/?p=110"},"modified":"2009-09-09T00:44:48","modified_gmt":"2009-09-09T10:44:48","slug":"hand-taming-chicks-hens-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ahualoa.net\/eggsntea\/2009\/05\/hand-taming-chicks-hens-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand taming chicks & hens (day 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you thinking how to make your chickens more human friendly? It’s never too early to start hand taming your chicks. If possible, start from day 1.<\/p>\n

I tap the brooder floor or make some noise to get their attention. Then I crush some feed into my palm and offer it to the chicks. I wait patiently and see which brave chick is first to eat. When that one chick is comfortable eating from my palm, other chicks join in a little while afterward. I try to do this every day for about 5 minutes so they’ll associate my hand with food. I continue to do this with my adult flock.<\/p>\n

When the chicks get a little older, I plan to bring them small amount of cracked corn or other chick-friendly treats (avocado from Hillery, fresh coconut meat from Vic, grated carrot from our garden or a flat of freshly harvested wheat grass flat from Jim & Ruthie).<\/p>\n

Have you tried other methods? I would love to hear your suggestions.<\/p>\n

First is a slide show of day 2 chicks. I’m comparing partridge cochins and black australorps from several angles (head closeup, top view and side view).<\/p>\n

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Next are two videos for you to compare day 2 of the flock of my foster baby chicks (chick starter) and year 3 of my flock of adult hens (organic yellow corn tortilla chips).<\/p>\n

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