HANDLING AND TRANSPORTING BIRDS
Young chicks
Young birds up to two months of age can generally be picked up while supporting the chest with one hand and placing the other hand on the back, leaving the feet to dangle below. This age bird can also be easily handled and transported by wrapping them in a large towel. The rapped bird can often be handled for various treatment purposes and transportation more safely than allowing it to try to stand and walk in a moving vehicle.
Juvenile birds (4 to 8 months) are generally too large to pick up but can be walked and guided by one person by grasping the tail with one hand a wing with the other. Do not lift the birds by the wings, however. More effectively , two people can maneuver this size bird by one person getting behind the bird and lifting on the rump while holding the wing(s) while the other holds the neck and/or beak and directs the bird from the front. Adult birds can also be moved this way, once hooded, and generally require little more effort than the juvenile bird.