Hey everyone, just wondering what's the best age to remove a chick / fledgling from the box/cage, to tame.... obviously after its weaned or can i do it sooner?

 

thanks

Edited July 21, 200817 yr by maesie
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If you can hand raise them and know how to crop feed, Then you can take it out of the box 1 week earlier.

However I recommend waiting until it has fledged. You will notice to, the more time you spend with the chicks in the nest box the more they become use to you and the taming process is also alot quicker ...

I start handling all my chicks for taming from the time they open their eyes, before this I just handle them as necessary to check on them and make sure they are developing properly. I have raised some gorgeous tame babies this way and the parents do all the hard work I take one chick out at a time, normally just after they have had a feed so I know they won't miss anything important and handle them for ten minutes each. My little boy helps me handle them from this age too.

 

Don't know who is cutter the kid or the bird? Is that Buddy by the way or one of his brothers?

Yep, that's buddy

Arghhh look at my little guy!

Handling the chick every day as much as you can is going to be your best bet as advised, let the parents finish raising it if possible this is the best way for a bird to learn how to be a bird but yet enjoy human interaction.