Poll: What kind of tricks do you teach your chickens?

[FF]

I have trained my chickens to go in the coop. All I have to do literally is go "I'm leaving. Come on." I mean theres 2 or 3 rebellious ones but I have 61 so not bad

 

[bakerjw]

Mine cluck frantically if I pick one of them up.

But they do put themselves to bed at night as well.

 

[flockoffour]

I taught one of my chickens to spin in circles, and I also have two chickens that are leash-trained.

 

[chews chooks]

i have a chicken called matilda

but great minds think alike

any way ive another called tikka short for chicken tikka masala it cruel i know but my brother named her i taught them both to come when i whistle i love my girls

 

[IloveBuffy]

My Buff Orp rooster can come when called, heel, disrupt my phone conversations with his crowing, jump on my arm, peck my nail polish off, play drums, walk on a leash, and when he was littler I could put clothes on him.

 

[7 chicken flock]

I'm 12 and I manage a small flock all by myself. (Free range) and I have taught my chickens to do some different things. You can get them to jump on your arm by holding your arm out and also holding a treat above that arm. A pair of twins jump two and a half feet to get food, and I can herd them as well as have them come when I call. I have noticed that many people say "I trained them to go into the coop," and "I trained them to squat whilst I pick them up," but I'm sorry to say that is not so. When someone tries to pick a chicken up, they squat or run away if they are afraid. To train a chicken to go in a coop is like teaching a small child; you help them once or twice and then they do it even when you don't want them to.

 

[7 chicken flock]

Hahaha! That's funny. I wish my chickens would do that!

 

[Spartan22]

Funny that your chickens does the same thing with my RIRs. Two of them perch on my shoulders when I get down in the run. My one barred rock and a Black Copper Marans tucks their heads on my lap when I tap like calling a lap dog.

 

[par0027]

Well there is 2 tricks I taught mine I have 12 chickens all different Breeds and I taught them that when I bend down or crouch to hunt on my back, up to my shoulder, or on my head it is really funny and they like it

 

[Dirtybird66]

Teaching my girls Mavis and Rita to play the xylophone lol

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