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    Teaching them to go into the coop when it's dark

    It seems to be with these guys. I blink and they move around. One of the younger ones and the smallest girl does not back down. She will sleep wherever she pleases and they leave her alone.
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    Teaching them to go into the coop when it's dark

    There is enough room for them all to roost comfortably. The three older ones keep changing their mind. That seems to be the issue I'm seeing. thd older ones wanted the one dude, so the younger ones went to the other side. Then the head hen decided she wanted that side. Just like a bunch of kids...
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    Teaching them to go into the coop when it's dark

    How does the moving blanket material do in extreme weather?
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    Teaching them to go into the coop when it's dark

    do people actually let them sleep in runs at night? I'm so afraid to do that. I don't think I could rest knowing they were not locked up. This is a view from up high of run. The electric fence runs all the way around on the bottom and there is a strand up half way up all the way around. I...
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    Teaching them to go into the coop when it's dark

    Technically the run is probably safe enough for them to be out there, but I'm a worrier. The electric fence is all the way around and it's hardware cloth from top to bottom and two feet out on the ground(apron). The problem I'm going to have is it will be dark by the time I get home, so either...
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    Teaching them to go into the coop when it's dark

    They all lay their eggs in the coop. I see them going in and out during the day. The oyster shell is in there too. They are still not fully integrated. I have flaps on the doors which not all of them will go through, so I lifted a couple flaps--that worked. The boy is still unsure but all...
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    Teaching them to go into the coop when it's dark

    I have tried putting a light in the coop to attract them at night(turning it off once they are in)--doesn't work. I have tried letting it get dark and it's literally pitch black and they are roosting outside--some are walking around and scratching for food. People say chickens can't see in the...
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