I don't usually hold my chickens. I will around them and talk to them and a few will follow and others will keep their distance. I try to not stress them out or myself out by causing feathers to fly so to speak lol.
I am having the same issue. But with only my dominant Rooster. Everyone else goes to coop at night except him. He is a rather big fella, and I am too short to lift him into the coop. My Fiance is deployed so he is not here to pick him up and lift him up. Our Rooster is about 2 years old, give or...