Mya05
Songster
We had one pullet and one cockerel. Then we added 11 chickens we rescued from a lady who inherited them, but didn't want them. They were in a pretty sorry set up, and residing with the carcass of one that was killed when a dog got into the coop. Our original pullet, Black Widow developed a bad habit of roosting outside the coop until we 'tucked' her in. Eventually, our cockerel, Omen, started roosting next to her. The new flock had to be herded into the coop the first two nights. After that, they put themselves to bed, but our original two carried on waiting for us to 'tuck' them in. At first, one of the rescue hens, or pullet ( not really sure of their ages) started roosting with them 
I was quite annoyed by this, so I was very happy when Black Widow and Omen went in with the rest of the flock. 
Tonight, I had my daughter go out to check if they were in their coop or not. She was outside for a bit, however; that is the norm for her, so I wasn't concerned. She came back in to tell me that Black Widow, Omen, and our Leghorn hen/pullet (again, no idea on age) were all sitting next to the coop, waiting to be 'tucked' in. Worse, a cat was in the yard, and went after the Leghorn before my daughter could get to them. Our original pullet, Black Widow, ran to the safety of the coop. Omen, our rooster, went after the 
, with my daughter, and our Leghorn ran into the dog kennel we used when we were having to herd them into the coop. Thankfully, my daughter scared off the , and apparently Omen took the credit for that! 
According to my daughter, he made a satisified coo, flapped his wings, fluffed his feathers, and strutted back to the coop. 
My daughter then picked up the Longhorn, and held her until she quit shaking. Then she put her into the coop, double checked that it was secured, then came it to tell me about it. I know the cat will be back, and I'm pretty sure I know which neighbor owns it. Hopefully, our two brave idiots will put themselves to bed from now on, and quit teaching bad habits to the new girls! 
However, I am not holding my breath 
I was quite annoyed by this, so I was very happy when Black Widow and Omen went in with the rest of the flock. Tonight, I had my daughter go out to check if they were in their coop or not. She was outside for a bit, however; that is the norm for her, so I wasn't concerned. She came back in to tell me that Black Widow, Omen, and our Leghorn hen/pullet (again, no idea on age) were all sitting next to the coop, waiting to be 'tucked' in. Worse, a cat was in the yard, and went after the Leghorn before my daughter could get to them. Our original pullet, Black Widow, ran to the safety of the coop. Omen, our rooster, went after the , with my daughter, and our Leghorn ran into the dog kennel we used when we were having to herd them into the coop. Thankfully, my daughter scared off the , and apparently Omen took the credit for that! According to my daughter, he made a satisified coo, flapped his wings, fluffed his feathers, and strutted back to the coop. My daughter then picked up the Longhorn, and held her until she quit shaking. Then she put her into the coop, double checked that it was secured, then came it to tell me about it. I know the cat will be back, and I'm pretty sure I know which neighbor owns it. Hopefully, our two brave idiots will put themselves to bed from now on, and quit teaching bad habits to the new girls! However, I am not holding my breath 
