Well, I normally don't have to call mine. The sliding glass door does it for me, BUT, if they're out of earshot, I just say (in a sing-song voice)
"come-on girls", and they come runnin'. Dorothy Dominique is hilarious the way she runs, though.
I trained mine to come to mini animal crackers, so they always come running. Comes in handy when you forget to close the gate and you have to go to work
I just throw a handful in their run, and in they go-------
Jen
1 each :barred rock, lt brahma, black cochin, black australorp, silver and golden laced wyandotte, nh red, buff orp, barnevelder, welsumer, dominique, speckled sussex.
2 cats: 18 yr old himmie, 13 yr old tuxedo
1 wonderful supportive hubby, 1 son
"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations."
From the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy