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  1. K

    Should i bring them in? Chickens refuse to go out in the cold, im worried they are not eating.

    Thanks, @Mrs. K! After our first dialog I ended up changing the opaque, dark tarps with which I had originally wrapped my coop to heavy duty, clear, shower curtains. It made a big difference and i think improved my girl's willingness to leave the coop on their own. Thanks for your guidance...
  2. K

    Should i bring them in? Chickens refuse to go out in the cold, im worried they are not eating.

    Thank you for the reply. I may have to bite the bullet on trying to get food into the coop interior.
  3. K

    Should i bring them in? Chickens refuse to go out in the cold, im worried they are not eating.

    Thank you for the reply! I checked just now and 2 of the 3 I could wrangle without disturbing them too much did not have full crops. :( I can def update the tarp to clear plastic and try some of the snack suggestions.
  4. K

    Should i bring them in? Chickens refuse to go out in the cold, im worried they are not eating.

    Hi all, New to this forum. Hoping folks can either tell me im overthinking or, encourage me to bring my girls inside for likely the rest of the winter. I'm in Pennsylvania, USA and have had chickens for 5 years. I've never had this worry before. I keep a very small backyard coop with 3 hens...
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