Best way to go from 2 coops to coop ??

[phrank]

I have 2 chickens which are about 5 years old. They reside in one coop.

This past year I have raised another 5 chickens in a second coop. They are now about 6 months old.

At this point they are all about the same size.

Both groups have free range of the backyard (about 1/2 acre) and during this time, they group together with no problems at all.

Comes night time, the original 2 go back to their coop, and the younger 5 go back to theirs.

So, I have built a coop that can accomodate all the 7 chickens i have ( all hens). What is the best, stress free, way to get all 7 chickens to use the new coop, so I could eliminate the other 2 original coops??

Phrank

 

[paddock36]

Put them into the new coup at night. You will have to keep them locked in there for a few days so they get used to the new coop.

 

[Kittymomma]

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Also block access to the old coops when you do let them out. Mine were Stubborn about sleeping in the new one. For some reason they preferred to blue-tarp coverd dog kennel with an old rabbit hutch to the 8x10x7 brand new (don't want to think how much we spent) lean-to chicken condo.