How to Train Your Chickens and Waterfowl To Come In At Night

Getting your birds in their coops for the night doesn't need to be a huge hassle every night. Just train them. That's right: Chickens, guinea hens, ducks, geese -- any farm birds can be trained to come.

Things You'll Need

  • Whistle
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Instructions

    • 1

      Decide on a specific time when you'd like your birds to come in to their coop or barn.

    • 2

      Leave chickens or waterfowl cooped up for a week. At the time you choose in step 1, come out to the coop to feed them. When you approach the door with your feed, blow your whistle. Then feed. Repeat nightly.

    • 3

      Release your chickens and repeat the whistle calling at feeding time. Even if you just have a few smart birds, the rest will soon follow suit and before you know it, they will all be flocking to their coop when you blow the whistle. If you keep doing it at set times, they may begin coming in before you blow your whistle in anticipation of being fed.