# The Secret to Picking Up Chicks **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 14, 2007, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079 "2007-04-14T07:05:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/1 "2007-04-14T07:05:36Z")
Lift with the knees, not with the back. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/2 "2007-04-14T07:12:42Z")
Wonderful advice. It is also important to be careful going through doorways - donā€™t want to ding up the corners, ya know! Brendon ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/3 "2007-04-14T07:18:54Z")
I dunno, I generally donā€™t go for the girls with corners on them. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![berff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@berff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/berff)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/4 "2007-04-14T08:49:38Z")
Itā€™s important to have proper deadlift form when picking up a chick. I could pick up a 170 lb chick, maybe, but definitely no bigger. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/5 "2007-04-14T17:46:44Z")
Very carefully, and be gentle. Occassionally they poop in your hands. Donā€™t get excited, just place the chick back in its pen and wipe it off. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/6 "2007-04-14T17:49:18Z")
[QUOTE=berff] Itā€™s important to have proper deadlift form when picking up a chick. I could pick up a 170 lb chick, maybe, but definitely no bigger. [/QUOTE] Ah, an [elephant bird](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_bird) chick then. Either that or a roc. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/7 "2007-04-15T14:49:50Z")
Work with a fellow lifter ā€“ itā€™s more stable to the chick, and you each only have to lift half the weight. The first time I picked up a girl at a party, it was because the table she was sitting on collapsed ā€“ and I helped carry her out to the car that took her off to the hospital. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/8 "2007-04-15T15:40:31Z")
The professional answer is to use the [right equipment](http://www.arjo.com/us/Product.asp?pagenumber=532&Product_Id=105&ProductCategory_Id=14). Safety is no accident. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/9 "2007-04-15T15:52:13Z")
Obviously, after you pick up the chick, donā€™t squeeze to hard. Itā€™s not cool to have a dead chick in your hands. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/10 "2007-04-15T16:28:36Z")
Just as dificult sometimes can be determing _if_ they are chicks. Since most peeps donā€™t have feathers I use the [vent sexing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_sexer) method before picking them up. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/11 "2007-04-15T16:36:26Z")
Hah. Youā€™re all a bunch of wusses - I can _easily_ pick up a [chick](http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/Images/Embryology/Photos/4_2002/chick1.jpg) with one hand! Also, [this](http://www.uq.edu.au/~suter/test/blonde-chick-with-cute-pussy.jpg) (url may not be work safe; image is). ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/12 "2007-04-15T17:05:55Z")
[QUOTE=Raguleader] I dunno, I generally donā€™t go for the girls with corners on them. šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] Thatā€™s why I always wrap them in a carpet. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/13 "2007-04-15T17:19:17Z")
Remember, kids, chicks also come with easy carrying handles and finger holds. Its also very possible that your chick wonā€™t fit into an overhead compartment. If you come across this predicament, donā€™t take the extremities off. Theyā€™re very hard to get back into place. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/14 "2007-04-15T17:22:24Z")
Iā€™ve picked up lots of chicks in my time. Sadly, though, I didnā€™t get my hands on any boobies or tits. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/15 "2007-04-15T17:53:47Z")
Well now itā€™s not really a secret anymore, is it! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/16 "2007-04-15T23:47:39Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia] Iā€™ve picked up lots of chicks in my time. Sadly, though, I didnā€™t get my hands on any boobies or tits. šŸ˜‰ [/QUOTE] Handle any hooters, then? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/17 "2007-04-16T04:43:19Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] The professional answer is to use the [right equipment](http://www.arjo.com/us/Product.asp?pagenumber=532&Product_Id=105&ProductCategory_Id=14). Safety is no accident. [/QUOTE] In my line of work, thatā€™s known as a whale sling. But weā€™d never say that in front of the whale, er, person it was moving. And as the OP suggested, lift with the legs, not the back. With my partner, I ā€˜picked upā€™ a 350-pound chick the other day. We used one of [these.](http://www.ems.stryker.com/detail.jsp?id=1) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/18 "2007-04-16T05:30:24Z")
They say the heavier chicks are the easiest to pick up but that hasnā€™t been my experience. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/19 "2007-04-16T06:32:06Z")
[QUOTE=Christopher] Very carefully, and be gentle. Occassionally they poop in your hands. Donā€™t get excited, just place the chick back in its pen and wipe it off. [/QUOTE] I stick to the frozen ones, never had one of those poop in my hand ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-picking-up-chicks/400079/20 "2007-04-16T06:48:29Z")
One day the chickens were out in the barnyard when they heard a commotion coming from the well. ā€œHelp! Help!ā€ Peering down the well, they saw that the horse had fallen down into the well and was trapped. ā€œGo get the farmerā€™s Corvette, tie a rope to the bumper, and pull me out!ā€ cried the horse. Working together, the chickens managed to do just that, much to the horseā€™s relief. Some months later, the horse heard a cry of ā€œHelp! Help!ā€ coming from the well. Looking inside, he observed several of the chickens which had recently saved him. ā€œGo get the farmerā€™s Corvette,ā€ they asked. ā€œNo need for that,ā€ replied the horse. ā€œGrab hold of my penis, and Iā€™ll pull you out.ā€ Lowering his massive member into the well, the chickens seized it, and were lifted to safety. The moral of the story being: When youā€™re hung like a horse, you donā€™t need a Corvette to pick up chicks.