- Apr 6, 2012
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Hi, we are first time backyard chicken farmers with 4 6.5 week old chickens. For the last week they have been outside full time, in their chicken run during the day and then moved to their secure nighttime enclosure coop at night. The problem is they won't go into their coop on their own. When it gets dark they just huddle around the door to the run instead of going up the ramp to the coop. I have to go out and pick them up and put them in so I can close the door. I know they can go up and down the ramp and in and out of the coop in the day, but they don't seem interested in doing that at night. Am I just being impatient, or are their tricks to training your chicks? Thanks!