Is it possible to litter train chickens?

[Weeg]

I was recently looking at my run, how gross it is, and realized it so, poopy. I got to wondering of you could litter train chickens to poop, in basically, a giant litter box. It would make things so much easier, if possible who do you do this? I would defenlty be interested in training them! Thanks Avery

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I actually have heard of people litter training silkies that are house chickens. Seems like it would be impossible, though I guess it is doable. I unfortunately have no idea how one would go about it. Good luck and let us know here if you have any success!

 

[Hei 20]

I was recently looking at my run, how gross it is, and realized it so, poopy. I got to wondering of you could litter train chickens to poop, in basically, a giant litter box. It would make things so much easier, if possible who do you do this? I would defenlty be interested in training them! Thanks Avery

I doubt it. but anything is possible. I mean they invented chicken diapers. LOL

 

[Weeg]

Ya, I have no idea how you would do it, I feel like it has to be a thing though!

 

[Hei 20]

Ya, I have no idea how you would do it, I feel like it has to be a thing though!

I have seen cats and dogs use a human toilet. Chickens are very smart, so maybe. But its going to take years of experiments.

 

[Weeg]

I have seen cats and dogs use a human toilet. Chickens are very smart, so maybe. But its going to take years of experiments.

Ya, I wonder how thought, because its not like they have a preferred spot to poop, they just poop where ever, so you couldn't encourage them to poop somewhere by creating a good spot, how would you teach them that you wanted them to poop in a specific spot?

 

[Xouie]

Our first Cornish Cross would drop one of those infamously huge CX piles just about anywhere. But then she’d stand there and fuss til somebody came and cleaned it. So maybe it’s a possibility to teach them to go in a specific spot?

 

[Hei 20]

Ya, I wonder how thought, because its not like they have a preferred spot to poop, they just poop where ever, so you couldn't encourage them to poop somewhere by creating a good spot, how would you teach them that you wanted them to poop in a specific spot?

Experiment, figure it out. LOL
You never know, you might turn out to be the famous person to achieve it.

 

[Xouie]

Experiment, figure it out. LOL
You never know, you might turn out to be the famous person to achieve it.

Yah, @Weeg, you’d certainly be famous around here!! I’d buy a chicken (or quail) litter box if it worked.

 

[Weeg]

I wonder, if you scooped a bunch of poops into one section of the coop, and some how got the chicken to poop there e a few times, if they would recognize the poop spot.....