The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Chickens pecking fingers          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc Author Message sara Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 4 Location: clacton on sea Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 2:36 pm    Post subject: Chickens pecking fingers Hi, i got my 1st lot of chickens (7 of them) a couple of months ago and all has been fine til the last week when a couple of them have started to jump up at my fingers, I know they are only trying to get food but it does hurt especially when they do it to my 3 year old. They alway have food on hand so they cant be hungry and I dont hand feed them. Does any one have any tips on how to stop this behaviour??? Any advice welcome Thank you Sara Back to top JustChickens Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 871 Location: Sussex Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 3:23 pm    Post subject: New chickens will always peck your fingers until they realise theres nothing to eat there.. Back to top mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10482 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:21 pm    Post subject: arm the kid with a waterpistol and say squirt the hen if it bites............fun for the kid and disiplne for the hen Back to top layla Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 532 Location: West Midlands Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:25 pm    Post subject: mojo wrote: arm the kid with a waterpistol and say squirt the hen if it bites............fun for the kid and disiplne for the hen You have an evil side Mojo Back to top JustChickens Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 871 Location: Sussex Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:02 pm    Post subject: Evilll! Back to top crazypianolady Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 728 Location: Nottinghamshire Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:53 am    Post subject: I also use a water pistol............it stops the hen in its tracks!! Back to top EGirl Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 1117 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:02 am    Post subject: Seriously, the water pistol is a great tool for training animals, dogs and chickens! We use it to train my friend's dog who comes to stay on occasion, in fact I had to yesterday when he started to jump up at one of my chickens that I was holding, worked a treat. Back to top mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10482 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 9:30 pm    Post subject: and in the end water may be wet but its not as harmfull as a wack Back to top Petite Holder Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 88 Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:12 pm    Post subject: EGirl wrote: Seriously, the water pistol is a great tool for training animals, dogs and chickens! We use it to train my friend's dog who comes to stay on occasion, in fact I had to yesterday when he started to jump up at one of my chickens that I was holding, worked a treat. I'm sorry.. I have now got a mental picture of you holding a chicken under one arm while pointing a water pistol saying "get back or the chicken gets it"...very funny... Back to top sara Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 4 Location: clacton on sea Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:30 pm    Post subject: Ok, guess I will invest in some water pistols. If nothing else it will be fun. thanks sara Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group