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Thank you all so much for your tips and advice! We were successfully able to handle Drama and remove the bumblefoot. She still hates being touched, but now she follows me around the yard during free range time. Chickens are so funny!

Thank you for the advice! I'll definitely try the towel swaddling. I've gotten used to all of our feathered ladies resisting handling to some degree, but most of them settle down once they feel secure. Not Drama. You're very right that, sometimes, a chicken just isn't a good match for a flock...

Currently, we have 8 black Australorp hens who are just over a year old. Drama is an Australorp. The rest of our Australorp girls are very mellow and accommodating, but Drama has always been high-strung. I do not know why. We added some chicks this summer--2 Easter Eggers, a Speckled Sussex, a...

I have a hen who has always hated being touched or handled. She's not mean (doesn't peck), but she flaps, struggles, and screams if she's ever handled. While the rest of the flock certainly is not snuggly, they are patient and tolerate medical checks, and, sometimes, they will squat for pets...