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"Food" is the general answer. I let mine out on the lawn briefly each afternoon, and after herding them back into the run I immediately treat them with a little scratch or mealworms or black soldier fly larvae. So they associate going back to the run with getting a special treat. That said...

I can attest to that, though I think I've gotten pretty good at telling when one is about to jet off in a different direction. I do "herd" mine each afternoon, walking behind them and waving a pooper scooper to direct them where to go, but I'm curious as to how many chickens becomes too many to...

Just to show you how random it is, of my 7 birds, this is the only one that wants to be held. There was no training or bribery involved, we went to pick her up and move her out of the way one day and discovered she's fine sitting in the palm of a hand like this. Even as an adult she still fits...

A lot of it has to do with individual personalities... I've raised all my chickens from chickhood and despite growing up in the same environment, some really don't want to be touched and are content with some distance, while others will try to follow you around or even beg to be picked up...