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    New to backyard chickens! I need help!

    Echoing some opinions already on here...initially we did a split roof on our run-1/2 solid (clear corrugated fiberglass to not obstruct sun) and 1/2 open wire. We live in the Pacific Northwest, and pretty quickly realized the rainy, soggy weather up here called for the entire roof to be solidly...
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Thank you for your supportive message. I'll keep trying! We'll get it sorted.
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Oh that's good to know! Thank you once again for your helpful words of experience!!
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Thank you for your response! I live in Western Washington outside of Seattle, the climate is mild in general with pops of cold (teens-20's) or hot (80's and rare 90s) with the seasons, but mostly somewhere in the middle...generally 40-50's and damp in the darker months, pleasant in the lighter...
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Thank you for your helpful response and guidance, Mrs K :)
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Totally. I've heard of a coyote nearby and know they're out there. I suppose just wasn't taking the threat to our little flock as seriously as I should have. Makes sense they're seen wandering around, seeing as foxes and coyotes and all those critters are losing their habitat and food sources...
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Thank you for sharing your experience! Helpful to think about other options like this.
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Thank you for your honesty and clarity. I'll re-arrange the roost. Our thinking was that we live in a suburb in an area where predators don't seem to have a major presence. But, since you sound like you've been around the block way more than I have, I'll look into heeding your warnings and...
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Oh! That makes total sense...eek! Back to the coop the girls go!!
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Thank you for your helpful insight :) Where they are roosting and the coop roost are about the same height. I used the 1x4s for the ladder because someone recommended it after doing an experiment with what their chickens preferred...but like you said, chickens will be chickens....I have a hunch...
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Thank you for the guidance and reassurance, townchicks! I'll attach a picture of the run, where they've been roosting, and their coop and ladder. I'm thinking about making a different roosting set up in the coop using the branches....
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Thank you for your insight, that puts my mind at ease :)
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    where they've been roosting (left front of the run), the run, the coop, the inside coop
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    Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

    Hello, and thanks for clicking on my question :) For my flock's particular situation (5 hens about a year old): -We built a 4x4 5' tall coop over the Winter because their old coop was a cruddy hand-me-down that wasn't designed well and they couldn't roost in easily. -The new coop is roomy...
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    Hello from the PNW

    Appreciate the welcome, and thanks for asking! Of course I do :)
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