Thank you all very much for your suggestions. We had been trying to keep the big door closed and just lure them into the run with treats but I guess we just did not give it enough time to show results. Again, thank you all for your help and encouragement. I am looking forward to learning more...
Ok this is going to be a kind of long post while I work through our situation...
We received 11 Australorp chicks when they were around 3 weeks old this summer and raised them inside our home (in brooder) but allowed them outside during the day contained in a tractor my husband built until they...