Leicester_H Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Well the time has almost arrived. Our garden fences (blown down by those strong winds a while ago) are finally being fixed today. So tonight is the night. Plan to let them out about 2 hours before they normally 'go to bed' - so hopefully they will return of their own accord ??? I have also been training them (or are they training me ??) !!!! Basically, I enter the garden as quietly as possible, blow a whistle and take them down a treat in a recognisable bright red dish. They now run around frantically when they hear the whistle. So I'm hoping I will be able to use whistle and treats to get them back into the eglu as and when the need arises. Does anyone have any tips for their 1st trip out ? H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 That'll work well Hazel - you've got them trained. Mine do exactly the same thing when I whistle for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) Fingers crossed !! Boo is quite mad - Chikki follows her lead - so its Boo I have to persuade back. Will report back tommorrow, thanks H Edited April 17, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Great idea for getting the chucks back to their run..i will have to try that Hope they enjoy their time out ..we still have to a couple of fences to fix ..it is this weekends job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 There's always one malingerer mine is usually Fleur; she's a Japanese bantam and they have the shortest legs of any chooks, so it takes her longer to waddle up the garden. They can be trained to do anything for treats; some of mine will hop up on my lap and shoulders to be fed, which is good for pure-breeds, who aren't usually very biddable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Thats interesting. I was wondering how trainable they are as they seem to learn quite quickly. I was thinking of putting a bell (say) somewhere and everytime they pecked it (they peck EVERYTHING), blowing teh whistle and giving a treat. Then hoping that blowing the whistle would make them peck the bell to get the treat - a sort of party piece ! or is this just too much ?? Anyone done anything like this ?? H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Personally I think they also do less damage when they've been let out in the evenings! Mine are sort of trained! If you click your tongue at them or shake a pot of corn at them they'll come running at you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
