Hi Ann!

I started clicker training with my dog 8 years ago because she's a rescue & strong or loud voices scared her. Also I was training her with my partner & it was easier to have us both use a clicker than try to coordinate verbal cues.
We just got the chickens this spring. A huge difference I noticed is how chickens do everything in warp speed. They notice things faster & move faster than any dog I've seen.
Most people can click a lot faster & more consistently then they can say "Good girl".
I don't know about chicken training workshops. I learned from a dog trainer friend & did some of the Karen Pryor workshops online. Then just applied the same techniques to the chickies.
Positive reinforcement -
Let them explore.
Get them used to the idea of click = treats.
Then click & treat every time they look or move in the direction of what you want them to do, until they get closer & closer
I start with simple things like "Touch" with my hand
They're super curious anyway
I definitely separate them in the beginning. I'm just not fast enough to keep up with them orherwise.
For example, if one of them jumps on my arm, by the time I treat her the other girls already realize I'm reaching for a treat & mug me!! So the girl who did what I want gets less & the other girls get treats for mugging me which is cute but very bad behavior.
What are you trying to get them to do? General things like come when you call or cirque de soleil type tricks?
Let me know how it goes!
Oh -- here's a little video when they realized xylophone=treats

Grace