Cannot get the chickens to go into the coop at night

[thechickenwife]

What can I do to get them in there? I have tried leaving them in there a couple of days, putting them in there at night, putting food in there only. Nothing works. I find them every night huddled up in the corner of the run. I put a light in the coop 2 days ago and they still won't go in there. Tomorrow I'll post a picture of the coop and run maybe something is just a miss or something.

 

[Mahonri]

How small is the coop and would there be anything in there they might be afraid of?

 

[sben451]

I usually lure mine into their coops with a little scratch feed scattered around while I call them and talk to them. I also use a long straight stick (actually a limb about 5 ft. long) and gently shoo them toward their pen. I have three groups of chickens in three different pens and it's pretty easy to direct them to their respective pens in late afternoon.

 

[Crusty McPottydoodle]

I pick mine up and put them in through the pop door. They figure it out pretty quickly.

 

[thechickenwife]

ell tonight I went out to put them in the coop and they were already in there. It only took 4 weeks for them to figure it out. Thank goodness.