BuffetChicken
Chirping
I'm late to the thread. Glad you've found something that works!YOU ALL ARE MY HEROES! Only 6 minutes on night 3 of our newly implemented routine!
So much better than chasing them. Also, one of them likes to fly up and perch on my shoulder while waiting on the others. I’m not sure if she wants a better view or thinks I’m somewhere she can sleep
I've only been keeping chickens for a few months, but I lure mine into the run at least a half-hour before dusk after they've been free-ranging all day. Mine would go in on their own after dusk, but that's too late here and they would be (and have been) attacked by predators if I waited that long. Like others posted, I bring the treats in a bowl, and the chickens recognize the bowl and eagerly follow me to get the contents. They've even gotten excited about my teacup when I've gone outside with it in the mornings. But, I've found that they like some treat variety. It helps to get them inside if they're excited for the 'new' thing, so I alternate between a few different things. And similarly to others who feed at night, the lure treats are the only treats I give them each day. They learn to take the limited opportunity for something good.