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The last 4 days I’ve waited it out and she’s been coming all the way out on her own. I re-trimmed her muffs, widened the ramps and did some little “training sessions” with positive reinforcement with food when she was hungry. She’s come down an hour earlier each day but the earliest still 2pm...

I did try on 3 separate days to leave her inside and see if she would eventually give in and find her way out. However she went until 3-4pm without moving an inch and I put her out to get food and water before it was time to go back in. She was famished and parched each time of course.

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Thanks so much for your reply - I trimmed Francesca’s muffs and yesterday widened the ramps (to 20” wide! Lol). I started supervised free ranging the flock as well to get her a little more exercise and encourage exploration. I’ve been luring her with a measuring spoon and this morning was the...

Thanks so much for your reply! Fortunately she does seem healthy however she still isn’t going down the ramps. She goes up both ramps at night and gets onto the tallest perch with her pals. Nobody is picking on her - in fact the top hen will come and make sweet little chortles at her when she...

Thank you for your reply :) having a hard time getting any guidance.

Francesca is a 4 month old salmon faverolles who came to us about 2 weeks ago along with two penmates (lavender orpington and blue ameraucana) who are thriving. When she arrived she laid down in the run and wouldn’t move, appeared to be depressed, but would eat laying down. She had some mild...