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My grandson told me today that it's not the peck that he's afraid of, really - it's when she surprises him with it. I've tried different approaches with the hands; what he does is to hold his hand, palm out, facing her, I guess waiting for her to peck so he can get it overwith. But she doesn't peck then, she waits until that hand goes for her belly - then BAM! They wear long sleeves and gloves, but still.....Have them make a tight fist and assure them the hen won’t damage them. Then let them get pecked. It’s 90% surprise and when they figure out the bark is worse than the bite. …
Once past that I showed my kids young to reach in with a fist, open hand under hen, lift her up and steal the eggs.
Easy peasy.