Chicken bald back

[Cat tails]

Was at an event today, where a lady showed how you could train your chicken. She told us that they could play soccer, and do other tricks. At the presentation, she only showed medical examination: eyes, combs, feet, bum and then proceeded to put the big Brahma hen in a harness and wanted to show how it walked on a lead.

It didn't... She wanted to get out, get away etc.

Then she wanted to show that the hen could move a ball. The hen didn't. She just sat down in the sun and didn't move anymore.

 

I think the idea of clicker training is great! But WHY would you want to put a chicken in a harnass...

[sjp]

a plastic bottle with a small amount of corn or dried peas work as long as you shake/rattle it before and as you give them their treats with my mob unlocking/opening the back upvc door works as well only draw back is there's no room on the step for size 12 feet

[Guest]

All my hens are trained to look at me when I tongue click (same as when you call to a horse), then if I want them to come to heel I click again, I click and slap my leg if I want them to follow me. Most of the hens respond to a NO command too. I have always had a "mother" hen who comes and tells me if a hen is in danger, jumped over the fence, or is stuck under the shed.

 

I once trained a hen to peck at yellow items for treats.

 

Hubby tries to command the hens but fails miserably

 

I am no animal whisperer just incredibly bossy

[Cat tails]

I am no animal whisperer just incredibly bossy

 

[Chickabee]

How hilarious. A chicken in a harness. Why would you want to train a chicken other than to get it to go in its run or come to you for treatment. I've just got myself a Brahma I'm just going to pop out to the garden and put my dogs collar and lead on her, see what happens

[Cat tails]

It was a complicated contraption with two loops. One going over the head/neck. One over the tail/bum. With two straps connecting them.

But the chicken looked far from happy. The trainer said it was enjoying the sun. To me it looked shut down and stressed.

 

Might have a go at learning them some tricks. But will leave the lead for crazy peeps.

[BraveSirRobin]

I was told that clicker training was in fact invented by someone training chooks for an advert.

[The Dogmother]

They are very easy to train; mine all come to a whistle, then run into the run so that I can shut them in.

 

Someone on here (was it Witch Hazel?) clicker trained their chooks.

 

I don't use clickers with the dogs - the noise drives Ruby mental!

[clucker1]

My girls come to being called and also will stay in their run when I say "in" which is very useful , though I get the evil eye from some of them!