- Jul 11, 2014
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ok ok not exactly teenagers but they seem to be rebelling like some do. My flock consists of 3 Easter Eggers, 1 Andalusian and 1 Old English game hen that are just over four months old.
I've been letting them into the yard during the day for over a month now....they have always returned to the coop/run a little while before dark on their own. NOT the past four nights. The first three evenings I figured maybe I wanted to lock them down a little earlier than Mother Nature so tonight I waited until 30min after dark to check on them... they decided to roost on a school bench on my back patio instead of returning to the coop. Whats up? Are they just rebelling against curfew? I did leave my laptop on the patio table near the bench...maybe they browsed the BYC coop pictures and are telling me they are not staying in prefabbed housing anymore.
Are there any tricks to make them want to head back on their own?
thanks in advance
I've been letting them into the yard during the day for over a month now....they have always returned to the coop/run a little while before dark on their own. NOT the past four nights. The first three evenings I figured maybe I wanted to lock them down a little earlier than Mother Nature so tonight I waited until 30min after dark to check on them... they decided to roost on a school bench on my back patio instead of returning to the coop. Whats up? Are they just rebelling against curfew? I did leave my laptop on the patio table near the bench...maybe they browsed the BYC coop pictures and are telling me they are not staying in prefabbed housing anymore.
Are there any tricks to make them want to head back on their own?
thanks in advance