How fast do they learn

[its hilly]

Before I got the antibiotics from the vet Moonshine, one of my favourite chooks, was very poorly. In the rugby scrum for food in the morning she was struggling. Simply getting flattened, then eating so slowly she didn't fill her crop.
So, as you do, I TLCed her. Fed the rest then quietly picked her up and carted her round to the feed room where I left her with a dish of pellets and corn and a bowl of water.
On the second day of this as I came back in from feeding all else she crooned at me, which is her way of saying thanks for special treats.
On the third day she didn't even try to scrum down with the others, but set off round to the feed room on her own!!! When I followed and scooped her up, she crooned at me again This despite the fact that the tylan was kicking in and she seemed much brighter.
Today she just stood by the door and waited for her lift..chook slave? of course I'm not..lol
Doesn't take long does it?

[petal]

Thats it now ! She will always, always expect this!!

[Nicos]

One of our young cockerels has a twisted beak- not at hatching, but it's so bad now that it can only manage 10% of normal food, so we hand feed him 3 times a day for about 10 mins.
At first we had to hold him and the other person offered the food in a deep dish so he could stab at it. He was too scared to eat , but too hungry not go grab the odd mouthful.
After 2 days he was munching away merrily and now gets stuck in .
As soon as we get into the run he's there expecting his treats.
As far as food is concerned I reckon they'll do almost anything to get at it!

If I sit at the nearby table with his dish he'll jump up onto my lap .
It's lovely

( pity he'll be in the freezer soon)

[RichmondHens]

It's lovely when they are like that. But sometimes very annoying. I have just penned two 3 month old cocks up who have been free ranging since they were 5 weeks old. They had started to get extremely bold, coming into the house etc, and jumping up and snatching food out of mine and the children's hands. There comes a time when enough is enough!

Not to mention I was fed up of poo on the doorstep!

[its hilly]

RH, I dont mind her cos she's polite about it, but I usualy dont let anyone out to free range until all my akward jobs are done. For the simple reason that I'm sick of tripping over them, or standing on toes Unfortunately as most of mine were inci hatched they all think I'm a cross between the mum who blows noses and cuddles when there have been tears..and the Nigella Lawson of the chook world.....
Oh yes, and coop cleaning goes much faster when I dont have a bunch of enthusiastic assistants upsetting the spray, standing on the shovel, scratting in the wheelbarrow, inspecting the corner I'm trying to sweep..you get the picture?