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    Won't go in the coop.

    I have been following your advice since Friday evening and it seems to be working great..put some objects in their gathering corner ..turned on the light in coop just before dark.. 1st night 10 went in on their own. .2nd night 12 went in ..just looked in coop this morning at 5:30 am all 14 lined...
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    Thanks Robin... nice meeting you. Sure seems to be some really nice folks here.
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    Since I got my lady birds..it's been all about them.. so I figured I fell victim to hen pecked. .lol
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    Won't go in the coop.

    Sounds good. .thank you
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    Won't go in the coop.

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    Won't go in the coop.

    My coop My coop is 8ft x 8ft. With 6 ft ceiling tapering back to 4 ft. I'll try and send a couple of pictures. The light seems to help with the bunching up in the coop.
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    Thank you. Great meeting you too.
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    Won't go in the coop.

    Yes I do have a wire door behind the wood door. I will be checking the weather. .making sure we stay below 90's. Gotta get er done. Thanks.
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    Won't go in the coop.

    Thanks. .I will definitely do this as soon as possible. .my girls seem to almost enjoy their taxi ride to the coop each evening. .lol
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    Won't go in the coop.

    My only concern is the heat ..here in Missouri we have had extreme heat..with the exception of the Last week. I originally was gonna leave them in coop for a couple weeks back when I moved them but the heat happened. I will definitely do this as soon as the weather pattern is cooler. Thanks
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    Won't go in the coop.

    My Australorps are 11 weeks old and seem to be doing well. .however when evening comes and all 14 gather in the same corner of their run..I moved them out to the coop at 6 weeks..summer weather. .well above 70 at night. Due to the major heat wave I immediately released them every morning to...
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    That should help..need all I can get ..lol
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    Thank you. .
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    Thanks. Still trying to figure out how to navigate.
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    Hello everyone. .been reading different threads on byc and decided maybe it's time to join. Sure learn a lot just browsing, so looking forward to interacting. I'm not new to country life or livestock however I personally never owned any chickens until 11 weeks ago. I now have 14 girl...
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