calling poultry!

[silkiemother]

do you and your birds have a unique way to call each other? at my coop, first thing in the morning I yell "Babies"! and then listen for willow, our big 1 year old Pekin duck,and she is LOUD.and of course I also listen for Sparta and Batman,our bantam roosters, how do you guys make sure every one is there/ call for them? I would love to here how you guys do it.and if you want, you can post pictures of them answering your calls.

 

[Clubber1234]

I call chick chick chick Chickie's and they all come running

 

[silkiemother]

who is the fastest?

 

[Clubber1234]

Rose rose my rooster hahaha

 

[silkiemother]

of course.who needs an alarm when you got birds

 

[Clubber1234]

Yeah I know

 

[Ducksandchickens]

I shake the food bucket and they come racing out of the coop to see what mom has brought for them today

 

[Callender Girl]

My call to my runner ducks is when it's time to come in for the evening. I yell, "House, house," and the six in the main flock run into their shelter, while the three younger ducks simultaneously run into their adjacent shelter.

I don't call to anyone in the morning; they are already yelling at me before the sun comes up, and I answer, "Yes, yes, I'm coming."

 

[silkiemother]

yeah, Lillow/willow,is my alarm at 5 in the morning or when somebody steps outside the house.and when I am letting them out I go "Willow..Willow!please quite down,my mom is still sleeping!"

 

[BantyChooks]

I say "Here, chick chick chick" or "Here, duck duck duck". Sometimes I just whistle the tune I use, which gets them running too. "Yoohoo" is also one I use now and then.

I bet I could say "Come here, you fat little feed guzzlers" and they would still come.