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Noooo...we turned off the light, and waited and waited. It's almost 7PM here, pitch dark and 13 degrees. We just got in from tossing them into the coop. I hope they go to bed on their own soon! It's so cold! It was 1 degree this morning when I unlocked the coop. We locked them in last night, too...

but....the heat lamp was no problem from September - December??? We turned it on in September when we had freezing night temps...they didn't start staying out of the coop until December when it was 18 degrees to -4 degrees. And last May and June, they stayed in when it was 32 at night and the...

WOW, I never even thought of this! We haven't seen any predators in our area, although, I did smell a skunk last night. We have a 6 foot fence all around our backyard, but I also know this does not deter many predators. Haven't seen any snakes, but that doesn't mean anything. And if I had, I'd...

it's a coop for 4-6 chickens...I have 5. It has two nest boxes attached :)

Hm. It's the same coop they've been in since 8 weeks old. Before that, they were in our office in a brooder with the red heat light on all the time. I didn't know that chickens could dislike a place after 8 months, but I suppose it's possible. The light is a red light...the same type (although...

Hello, I have 5 chickens who are 10 months old. We put them outside in our chicken coop/run at 8 weeks old. All summer and fall, they learned how to push the clear 'doggie door' to get into the coop at night and out again in the morning. They have been laying one egg each a day since August...