yes I have a phrase I use for treats... I just havent gotten them to follow the treat back into the coop yet...
Last night DH wanted to see wwhat would happen if we waited to dark ( hoping they would go inside on their own...
no luck... they hunkered down at the foot of the ramp all huddled...
being after dark it made it easier to catch them...
tonight I am going to spend time giving them treats if they come up the ramp and go inside ... so hopefully by bed time a few of them know what to do..
as I said... patience is NOT my virtue... I have no idea how my dogs got the routine down...
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Parker" <coffeekittie@...> wrote:
>
> I talk to my chicks every time I feed, water or interact with them in any way starting from the day they arrive, and I especially use "chook chook" when I give them treats, and they have all learned really really fast. I'm on my third batch of chicks and each group has successfully learned to find me when I say that phrase. I don't let them out in a really big area until they come running every time, and it doesn't take long. You could do it at first inside the coop - just figure out a phrase they can easily pick out....
> hth,
> Parker
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