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I thought it odd since a week ago they were staying out in the rain.

All still ok with moving the birds in at night. Added PDZ Stall Refresher to the bedding below the roosts after chatting with @RojoMarz There was a nearly immediate mitigation of the smell (which, ftr, wasn't bad but I wanted to get ahead of it.) We got a solid 3, maybe as much as 4" of snow...

@Mrs. K I think you get the solve. We had not forced them into the new, bigger coop because when we moved them from the small brooding cages to what we are now referring to as the brooding coop, they needed no adjustment and immediately roosted day and night in it w/o issue and started laying in...

I intend to. They obviously roosted on all 3 bars based on droppings. I let them out at 7:45am. We'll gather them for the next 3 days and then see what they do on the 4th when it warms up to 30's/20's. Just rounded them up for the day, it never got above 10 today. 7 this morning, 9 now...

5:34 pm. Chickens confined to coop. Bonus 15 minute cardio session catching them. lol I did add a lower roost, flat side up, and screwed another 2x4 on top of the uppermost roost...2x4's and screws I have. Thanks again, everyone, for the input!

the top of the nesting box is 18" off the floor, the lower bar @ 24" and the higher bar is at 36". Lowering the bars is not a problem to do. Isn't the rule to have the roosts higher than the nesting boxes? I can lower both easily. In the picture, the shallow box with sand and pure clay kitty...

sigh, so, just went down there about 9:45 to walk the dog and check on the birds: 12 out of 13 huddled up just outside the coop door...2 roosting on the threshhold and 2 roosting on the lifted door itself (hinged, swinging upward on a rope) and the others on the ground. 1 Rock inside the coop...

@everyone thanks for all the tips and thoughts. I cut a hole and installed a 14x21 inch aluminum storm type window high in the front wall on the south side of the coop. the roosts are running north south on the east wall. so, the light is falling on the roost bars most directly and otherwise...

Ok. I understand. ty. I got the quickest window available, an all aluminum storm window. It's double hung with a half screen.

I hear that, it was only a cup till our first cold snap. I understand the math but with no bugs and extra cold I thought a little more energy would be ok. Do you think that even in winter, with no source of bugs as supplement to their feed that it's too much? Thank you. As far as laying, their...

yea, I need a more automated system if lighting is the issue. but...like, at dusk...if they move in at dusk...there's light enough. I know they have always, even in the smaller coop from August to December they would not move into the coop till well after what I call 'dusk'. But, I can easily...

They have roosted in their brooding cages as early as 10-4 days and continued to roost in each move I detailed above till now...including on the outdoor/run roosts I had given them. My concern first arose on a rainy day 5 days ago when they were roosting in the rain outside at 38 degrees and...

So far this winter, their 14x14 door has remained open. But, after dark, I'm quite sure it's dark inside. I honestly didn't realize they needed light at night. I thought they needed darkness to sleep and if you added light you were forcing extra light on them to make them lay more. But, on a...

1st off: I've read through at least 3 other threads on this over the last week and am posting this question because I think I've ruled out the main deterrents to chickens wanting to roost in their coop: Predators, Mites, space, ventilation. Timeline: 16 chicks born June 19th 8 Lavender Orps, 8...