taming

  1. D

    Can pullets get tamed if not been handled?

    First time buying pullets and wonder if it will be difficult to tame them. I usually by babies and all mine are friendly. Anyone have experience with taming grown chickens who have not been handled much from the breeder?
  2. wonderlandfly

    Can one tame an adult wild turkey? (Female)

    I have two domesticated pet turkeys and today I found a wild injured turkey (they at have a bad limp) and put them in a dog carrier in my general turkey run. More on the wild turkey: It looks like her flock abandoned her and she is very skinny. I have doubts that a predator won’t just eat her if...
  3. H

    New quail owner seeking advice on taming

    Cross posting from teh new members section! I recently got five quail chicks from a local farmer and Im very excited about them! Maybe a little too excited. I bought them for eggs but I also want to tame them so they aren't afraid of me. I have read different opinions about how to tame quail...
    • HutchButch
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    • chicks 1 week quail taming
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Quail
  4. Diveks

    How to keep button quail tamed into adulthood?

    Hey so from my previous threads i posted about hatching out buttons. well they are out now and i would say tamed? I have at least 3 that are somewhat imprinted, they will yell for me until i whistle back or put my hand in. the rest will follow in the yelling if someone starts it. I have them in...
    • Diveks
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    • button quail chick quail taming
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Quail
  5. Phanata

    I plan on getting a new quail should I tame the new quail first? or socialize her with my other quail so they get along first before taming

    The other Quail is a tame female coturnix quail named Oak, last year her only friend another female quail died, we planned on getting her another quail but decided not to, recently I haven't been able to give her all of my attention and I know Oak gets lonely and she is a social bird, so we plan...
    • Phanata
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    • coturnix courtnix courtnix quail pet quail pet quails quail quail advice quail as pets socializing taming
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Quail
  6. White Valley Acres

    How to tame a peachick/peahen/peacock

    Hiya, I'm currently looking for suggestions on how to tame my White Peahen (Hera) and my India blue Peacock (Hercules). They were both semi-tame when I let them loose to roam our farm, where I could pet them, but now they've become quite distant and reluctant for me to pet or hold. Does...
    • White Valley Acres
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    • hatching peachick peachicks peacock peafowl peahen tame taming
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Peafowl
  7. KittyIsQuackers

    My goose loves apples

    I've had three geese since late December of 2018, though two of them have disappeared recently, with a very small pile of feathers left behind both times. I believe it was a bear, but have no way of knowing for sure. My last goose, Hermione Freeranger, was still very "You're a PREDATOR, so...
  8. CHlCKEN

    How can I tame my 2-year-old hen?

    we started out with 4 Sussex hens. When two of them passed away we made the mistake of buying 11 bared rocks (to many good layers = to many eggs) we had a few ducks at the time to. One night i noticed one of the chicks straying from the pen, when I hadn’t let them out. I immoderately ran over to...
  9. qopt

    Baby Chicks Fear Me

    Okay, I am not sure if I am posting this in the right spot because I am new to the site. Bare with me! I just got my first ever chickens, 5 Barnevelder Chicks! It's been 5 days since I have gotten them, I got them from a local farm store. I am assuming the farm store got them around the...
    • qopt
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    • barnevelder chicks chicks 1 week scared scared chicks taming taming chicks training training chicks
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  10. M

    Handling chicks that are not tame

    I have 4 chicks that are not tame, I was wondering whether it would be a good idea for me to start handling them so they would get used to my hands when they're older. + any tips on taming chicks?
    • Murdery
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    • baby chicks chicken chickens chicks handling baby chicks tame tame chickens taming
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  11. WallyBirdie

    Budgie Eating from Hand

    I know that it is a sign of trust for a budgie to eat from your hand. Mine are not yet comfortable with being hand-fed. They will not eat food that I am holding. But if I put the food down there is no hesitation for them to approach and eat. They step up on my hand without food or millet- and...
  12. WallyBirdie

    2 Budgies. How to tame?

    I got my blue budgie [Piper] about a week or so ago, and Piper seemed ready to warm up to me. Fella even perched on my finger a few times without being bribed. Excellent progress, I think. But there wasn't much chatter or over all activity, so I figured a new friend would help. (I'm told they...
  13. Double Yolked

    Rewinning flock trust?

    How long does it typically take to rewin flock trust? I'm more than curious as this last 2 days I had a marked change in my flock. Suddenly for no clear reason, all my hens have gone skittery on me. No squatting, everyone runs when they see me. It looks like I'm going to have to re-tame the...
  14. K

    Normal Barnvelder behavior? crazy chickens

    Hi, this is my first real flock (we have some older production layers here, but they aren’t mine) and I decided to try out several different breeds. The Chickens are about 8 weeks, fully feathered, and about to go outside. I’ve been trying to handle them so they aren’t too wild once they are...
    • Kris5902
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    • barnevelder barnvelder behavior issues chick behavior chicken behavior crazy birds free range handling chickens taming wild chicken
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  15. Thechickentrainer1999

    Wild Wyandottes!!!!!!

    I have had experience with chickens for over 6 years and have grown to love them more and more each day. I have raised 5 different types: black sex link, ee, buff orpington, black australorp, and silver laced Wyandottes. I have never had any problems taming them before but the wydottes are some...
  16. HappyFeetHens

    Taming Doves

    In March 2016, I bought two diamond doves from a pet store (first problem). The pet store was completely clueless and it was clear the poor things had never been handled. They were very skittish. They’ve definitely bonded on each other, and that’s good, because when I can’t be around, they have...
    • HappyFeetHens
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    • bonding diamond doves dove advice dove behavior doves indoor birds pet birds taming
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Pigeons and Doves
  17. D

    Taming Duckling

    Hi guys, I went to my local produce shop on Saturday to buy some bedding for my hens and came back with an adorable duckling (best impulse buy ever). My little duckling is settling in very well in its own little closed off coup within my hens’ free run area (hoping everyone will be used to...
    • Dubbily
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    • duck advice duckling ducklings ducks fowls tame taming taming ducks
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. E

    Taming my new ducks and building them a lovely new home

    Hello everyone! I'm a first time duck mama, I just took home my two Shetland Duck girls. The guy I got them from was re homing them as they didn't get on with the rest of his ducks and they would not let them get any food. They are not in the best condition and one of them is particularly...
    • e2311
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    • cleaning coops duck baths duck coop duck house ducks new duck owner new home taming
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. Chicken lover 123

    Leash trianing chickens

    Hi I want to train my 1 year old chicken to walk on a leash and I'm wondering weather it's even possible and if it is do you have any tips?
  20. jess.richo

    Taming and Tricks

    hi guys, wondering if anyone has had any luck in training their ducks? I was given my ducks when they were (what I think) around 2 months old and I've only just built up enough trust for one of the two to eat out of my hand and make it easier for me to handle them. I can call them and they come...
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