baberella Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Girlies not eating out of hand yet but when i hold the grain out i must confess to being nervous as they think about coming over! especially as my 4 and 6 year old also holding hand out!!!! So does it hurt?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 They're not as sharp as you'd expect Don't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol U Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Not really. They are very hard, but not sharp. You'll quickly get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 They don't hurt, but some girls can be over enthusiastic I am wary of letting little ones hand feed some girls, the gentle girls fine, the nutcases only I hand feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelbel Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 As the replies aleady given - I sometimes think it's the surprise that makes it appear to hurt. If you have a handful of mixed corn really cup your hand they won't be able to peck your hand and by the time they have reached the bottom and could peck you, you will be a little bit more used to them. Try not to be 'jumpy' with your hand as it could make them jumpy and they may then take longer to get used to you. Or, if you are really nervous, why not hold and rattle their treat pot and let them eat out of that? Then you can very slowly and calmy stroke them. You can move onto hand feeding when you are used to doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baberella Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 ooh yes i loike the pot idea! I wish i had a brain!!! Should have thought of that! cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grracee Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 When I first started to hand feed my girls I must admit I didn't know what to expect! I think like everyone else has said it's the suprise that makes you think it hurts but once you do it more often you'll enjoy it alot more! I tend to find that my barnebars & cream legbar are very gentle when I feed them out of my hand but my buff orpingtons are just straight in there and sometimes its abit of a shock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 As others have said - its really not as bad as it might look like its going to be! However hand feeding grapes is a different matter entirely - mine still aim for the grape but manage to grab my thumb instead Be brave, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 When I first started to hand feed my girls I wore a pair of gardening gloves until I was sure I wan't going to get hurt by their beaks. I still have the gloves in the Chicken shed just in case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
