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:lol: Yeah, chickens can teach you patience.....or not. You've got to give them time to adjust to changes, you can't really 'force' them to do anything, but you can set up strong suggestions working with their natures/instincts. Which takes time....and patience... to learn.

Ah, hard to deny access to the coop for layers. I'd just leave them to 'range' together for a few weeks... ...see if the youngers wander into the coop on their own.

How old in weeks are these birds? How long have they been in this scenario? I assume each area has it's own coop? Have you been putting youngers inside their coop after dark? A pic showing all of this would be great. I'd leave as is for at least a week. Is coop big enough for all the birds...

Most poultry netting is not meant to hold chickens in, but keep predators out. How big are the holes in the netting?

I should have said... 'They wish you were a rooster'. Have only had pullets squat for me when there wasn't a male bird around.

They think you are a rooster.....yes they can get more aggressive at onset of lay due to hormone surges.

Nah, I think it was a bit of fluke...probably more of a space thing than a food thing. What "mating dance" are the newly laying pullets doing?

Are the feeders and waterers not left out 24/7?

Not a good idea to segregate a single bird. Put all the youngers back together and start over. ;) Why?... she was just the closest...or didn't run away as fast as the others??

Yes.... ....and Yes.