coop training

  1. NinjaGamer2022

    How to "coop train" and "free range" chickens?

    We plan to free range some of our chickens, but how do you train them to come back? I understand that we will sadly loose some, but there isn't much of a choice right now. Some will be in tractors (my favorites), and the remainder will be free ranged. Tips and advice for how to do this will be...
  2. JD7764

    How hot is too hot to lock chicks in coop for coop training?

    I locked my chickens in their coop today for the first day of coop training. It was hot and did get up to 90 degrees in the coop. (I have a temp sensor) I kept a close watch and did see about half of them panting so I got some fresh ice water and changed a few things around and that seemed to...
  3. B

    How to coop train chicks when you have no run and with hens

    I have 9 Amberlink hens and 1 leghorn. I let them free range all over my yard. I got 12 new chicks 6 weeks ago and I am about to mix the two groups together. The problem is that without a run if the chicks don’t go back in I can’t catch them. I have them in a dog cage in the coop and plan on...
  4. E

    Brooder to coop transition

    Hey Everyone! We just transitioned our free ranging chickens from the brooder to the coop yesterday. I was reading ways to coop train you chickens, and the consensus is to leave your chickens inside your coop for 3 days to about a week. We have the Eglu Cube and I’m a little worried it is too...
  5. Muscovy-palooza

    Girls and boys are freaking out being seperated!

    I have moved muscovy girls into the coop to try to train them to lay there but the fellas keep coming around the coop making their huffing noises getting the girls all in a snit. So much so that one of the girls flew and clung to the window and broke the pane to escape! What would happen of boys...
    • Muscovy-palooza
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    • coop training freaking out muscovy separation upset ducks
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. Muscovy-palooza

    Need suggestions on training muscovy to go in the coop at night

    We have three ducks nesting under our house in an inaccessible place. We have no idea what is going to happen to them. We can't protect them and we have no idea how many eggs they have.:idunno In a desperate effort to control the duck population around here, I spent yesterday morning trying to...
    • Muscovy-palooza
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    • broody ducks coop training duck advice duck nutrition duck treats headstrong ducks muscovy nest box separating ducks tote nest boxes
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    • Forum: Ducks
  7. E

    How to re coop train guineas?

    First I apologize for a long post... I was feeling pretty confident raising guineas until they hit adolescence. I got my guineas when they were 3 weeks old, I have transitioned them to a coop. They were in the coop until they were about 12 weeks old. I started free ranging them and after the...
  8. libarena

    Coop training guinea fowl??

    Need some ideas. Currently doing the bell training approach and letting out a few at a time. They’re probably about 12 weeks old? And are quite friendly with me since I started doing the bell training but I am so nervous about letting them out as a group because once they are out, they LOVE...
    • libarena
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    • bell training coop training guinea fowl muscovy ducks turkeys
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    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  9. chicks are life

    Teenager pullets and cockrel coop training

    I have 6 pullets and a cockrel F Wyandotte cross F 2 polish F 3 easter egger M wyandotte cross I also have 9 other hens I have joined them with the olden hens go in the cool at night. Eventually I know they will go in the coop at night like normal but that takes a long time does anyone have...
  10. Hippie Chickie ૐ

    Chickens freaking out first week in coop

    Hi, I have 3, 6 week old chickens that I just put outside in a temporary coop (almost done building the actual coop+run), and every night just before the sun is about to go down, they all freak out. They chirp loud and persistently, they fly to the top of the run and Flap around. I have a hell...
  11. S

    Adopted Muscovy Ducks

    i just adopted 3 adult Muscovy ducks. 2-Drakes and 1-hen. I brought them home and put them in the chicken coop. How long should I keep them locked in before I allow them outside to free range around the yard?(live on 10 acre farmstead) Previous owner said the drakes get along, is there an issue...
    • Stordahlfarms
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    • coop training muscovy ducks new at this
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    • Forum: Ducks
  12. D

    One chicken will not go into coop at night

    Hi .. I finally have my coop and run built and my 9 week old girls out in the run. 7 of my hens will go into the coop at dusk, but I have one girl that just sits at the front of the run by the door and won't go in. She is by far my most friendly and inquisitive bird. The first night I just...
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