Taming - and Curing Flighty Birds

The article is well written and presented. I'm not sure I agree with the techniques but they seem to have worked for the author. An article like this could do with more examples from obvious personal experience rather than general tips I suggest.

Found the basics and reasoning for taming flighty birds very helpful. Makes good basic common sense. Am a bit confused about the feeding tips. If you put out only what each bird needs, do you still place the total amount in a feeder? How can you be sure each bird gets what he/she needs? For instance, I have one golden sex link and she eats a lot more food than the other hens because she produces more eggs. So, if I am compensating for that, how can I be sure that she still isn't going to eat more than her fair share? And, isn't that still the same as free feeding? Also, the older hens make the younger ones eat last, so they only get leftovers. Granted I am raising hens as pets as well as a source of eggs, and even though I free feed, there is always food in the feeder and they still come running every time they see me in the hopes of getting something special, and they often leave food to peck at later. Even though they act like they are always starving, they will leave treats to chase after whatever bug they spy flying around, or because they're just bored with whatever I've brought them. Since I always bring them something from the kitchen in the mornings, and my sex link is always the first one to lay, they even leave treats for her while she is laying. I guess if I was trying to be cost effective, I would be buying eggs from the many local small farmers in my area instead of raising chickens myself So. I guess just like the writer of this article breaks all the rules when it comes to taming roosters, some of us are just as happy to break all the rules when it comes to feeding our flocks.

It was a well-written informative article. I mostly incubate and hatch my youngsters. Therefore, they see a lot of me during those formative months. As adults, they have their freedom to roam and scratch wherever they want, My birds think they are one of my cats and everyone answers to "here, kitty, kitty, kitty.

I am 73 years old and don't walk with bounce anymore. In fact I use a rollator outside to support me and to sit on. Chickens will follow you wherever you go when you have tamed them. She is so right about letting your current flock train newcomers.

My birds are so tame, I have a hard time coming onto or leaving my property; but so far I have not caused any vehicular damage to any of my birds.