Training your chickens…

[fishandchix1]

I read that you can train your chickens simple commands like to come and stay. Who here has done that and how did you do it. I would really like to teach mine to do that I think that would be really cool. Let me know!

 

[N F C]

You might like to read through this thread from last year...a member talked about training their chickens to do tricks for food:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/923640/anyone-here-train-chickens

Hope that helps. If you train yours, I hope you'll come back here and share what they've learned!

 

[lovemy6hens]

They're definitely motivated by food. I'd love to know how to train them to stay. Does anyone have suggestions for that?

 

[centrarchid]

Some training approaches in thread linked below.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/388547/training-chickens-for-voluntary-flight


Same birds still in service so training can last several years at least.

 

[lovemy6hens]

Thank you, @centrarchid!

 

[JacksFarmNGardn]

I'm just working on training my lil chick chick to perch on my hand,lol and when she gets bigger my arm,so i can walk around with her like a parakeet without her worrying im gonna drop her or she'll fall. I'm still new to owning my own chickens,but i want to try letting mine out for a bit to free range this spring and be able to call them to go in their run. I think my food container may help train,they go nuts and follow me when they see it!