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Turns out getting them to stay put is harder than I thought it would be! I kept them locked in the coop for three days, then let them into the run. The next day they all flew over the 6-foot fence. I lured them back and raised the fence to 6 feet. They pushed their way out the next day. I staked...

The coop is plenty big enough; there's room for more. I've been keeping birds in it for many years. This is the first time I've had a problem.

I almost have them all back. Here's what I did: I threw together a temporary run right outside the roost and left the door open, with some corn on the cob (their favorite thing) left inside in plain sight. Then I set up a camera so I could watch from inside while working (I used an iPad...

No run; they free range. But I could make a temporary one to trap them in. Trouble is, I can't sit around all day waiting for them to show up!

I have six three- or four-month-olds (down from eight a few weeks ago). A couple of weeks ago they abandoned the coop, where they had been living for several weeks already, for the woods, and they only return for food and water during the day. How can I encourage them to come back and stay the...

No leg band, it was a common rock pigeon. I say "was" because it didn't survive the night in the coop this time. It was deader than disco this morning, and there was a dark green stain in the sawdust where I had placed it last night. I guess it was sick after all. The chickens seem okay this...

I am a new chicken owner (and new to this site--this is my first post) but I have an unusual first question. Is it common for pigeons to end up in chicken coops? When I went to let the chickens out of the coop this morning, there was a dove sleeping inside as well. It must have entered during...