ChaRmy...there is a forum just for people with housechickens.
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/housechickens/
I have a housechicken, Priscilla--the one that wore a cast when she was 3 months old. Well, she returned to her flock after her leg healed, but would come stand at the patio door when she needed to lay her egg. She would stand there with her face pressed up against the glass and fuss. After getting her face and comb slashed pretty good in a hen fight, I brought her back inside. Ever since then she sleeps in the house at night and stays inside during the day if the weather bothers her leg.
Priscilla knows phrases like, "go to bed", "come eat", "come here", "Willow's here, go outside and play", "NO", etc. She stands at the pantry when she wants a treat.
She's bossy, sassy, and stole the dog bed from my dog, lol. Poor guy
has to sleep on the sofa.
I got tired of trying to wrestle this sassy hen into the diaper, so she doesn't wear one anymore, that's why the carpeted living room is off limits.
It isn't exactly easy having a housechicken, but it is a unique experience.
Stephanie