I cant help it...

[BigBlueHen53]

Just guessing here, but if you press on her legs I think she would back up. Try pressing slightly UP where the legs (the drumsticks) meet the body as you give the command or cue. You want her to feel just slightly off balance and motivated to step forward and up. There is a video on here somewhere of a gal that trained her chicken to fly up to her arm as she is standing up. She no doubt started by having the chicken climb up on her arm, then lefted her arm higher and higher. I'll see if I can find it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'm sorry, I can't find it.

 

[Folly's place]

Look up 'operant conditioning'. It's about training complex behaviors in one tiny step at a time, using food as a reward.
Parrots are way smarter than chickens! I'd bet that it can all be done, but slower, with many more repetitions for that chicken, compare to any parrot.
Mary

 

[Chickassan]

As long as you have diligence and a good enough reward sure you can train her.
You have to be nearly OCD to be sucessful.
You'll need to put your rewards in a container, never change the container it is your chicken whistle.
Start easy call her name throw a treat immediately, let her see where it came from.
Do this at a set time everyday, as many times as you want.
Eventually you'll call her name and she'll come to you.
If you want to finger train her, wait until she's on the roost give her a treat.
Put one finger under her toes, lightly lift until she steps onto your hand.
Show her a treat, don't let her have it just yet.
Rub her toes, give nice little pets, have her hang out a while.
Put her back on the roost and give the treat.
You"ll have a finger buddy in no time.
It is just repetition and reward.

 

[Lizzy733]

I find mine get the most excited for mealworms over the other treats I've offered. And since they're so small, they can be given peacemeal while teaching a new behavior without overtreating your hen.
They can be taught to differentiate and respond to patterns, respond to specific noises and complete actions... as long as there's a treat at the end.
It's like training any animal really, and I would strongly suggest training the entire flock to a 'come here' noise for their own safety and it's a great way to build trust with your flock.

 

[LittleBigBantam]

I train my mini hirses alot using pressure and release.... as chickens are also strong in the fight or flight instinct would that also work as I used a clicker and treats?

 

[Chickassan]

I don't see why not.
But unless you want her to think her name is a clicking sound i'd always say her name before the click.
Sounds weird but they really associate the first tones of a sound/command more than anything else.
Your voice has a unique tone that she'll memorize, that click can come from many places.
They are smart!

I train my mini hirses alot using pressure and release.... as chickens are also strong in the fight or flight instinct would that also work as I used a clicker and treats?

 

[LittleBigBantam]

I don't see why not.
But unless you want her to think her name is a clicking sound i'd always say her name before the click.
Sounds weird but they really associate the first tones of a sound/command more than anything else.
Your voice has a unique tone that she'll memorize, that click can come from many places.
They are smart!

Thanks!

 

[Quackter]

I had a talking chicken once, turns out when a medication says not to operate heavy equipment, I shouldn't feed farm animals either.....

Nah, in all sincerity, I don't think it would be to hard to teach the basics, jump up here, etc, but I think a duck or a goose, something with a pair up instinct could probably go further? We've got a single gander, he does his best to have conversations with me, when feeding them he will stop and be like " are you coming", or "you fed me now where's my scratches". I think someone could work with that.

 

[ScottyGill]

All of this great advice relies on treats, I’ve trained my first 3 to go into coop come to me with treats. CCL and a CCL/maran cross who was aloof but now is the one who always comes for cuddles at9 weeks. My current 3 chicks are French copper marans5 weeks and turn their nose up at all treats, even meal worms. They seem abnormal! I fear I won’t ever catch them when they go into the big run because they just won’t come to me.