- Jun 10, 2014
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I have 6 week old chicks. They are lavender Orps and have been in their new coop about 2 weeks. For the first week we kept them locked in the coop since we didn't have the run fenced. About a week ago we finished the run and let them out. It rained that day and the chicks just stood out in the rain. I had to catch 3 of them and put them in the coop then the others went up the ramp and joined them. It rained the next two days so I left them locked in the coop then I let them out again and they went down the ramp and loved being out in the run all day like the first day I let them out. I had to put 3 (which seems to be the magical number since any less than that and they will just come out again) and the other two will walk up the ramp and join them. I have put their food in the coop now since last night and put a solar lamp (kind that line a flower bed so not much light) in the coop. I still had to put them in. They don't go back in after they come out in the morning and then I put some of them in and the rest go in. I guess I'll have to keep on putting them in there unless anyone has any advice I haven't read yet. Our coop is 3 feet off the ground. I'll post some pics of it. I think my husband did a great job, and I helped lol.