So a while back I showed this thread a photo of my chicken coop. I have since blocked off the bottom of the coop with chicken wire so that my chickens cannot roost under there. I put up a shade cloth as well for shade as I am in the high desert in Eastern Oregon. I hand raised five Light Brahmas from chicks. One is a rooster. I brought them home on February 12, 2025. Three of my hens are laying eggs in the coop but my fourth hen is laying her egg out in the open run. My rooster and three of the hens will go in there on their own during the day but never at night. I have to put them in myself which is chaos trying to catch all five of them by myself. My rooster got mad and actually bit me tonight. They will not roost on the bars in the coop and are usually huddled in the corner at night. I have tried a light and food on the ramp and inside at dusk. I have made sure there are no pests or mites, and their coop is clean. They were locked in for two weeks in June when they first moved over to this coop. We have been in the 50s at night and just had a thunderstorm that did not drive them into the coop, amazingly. We have not had any predatory problems. I am about to give up and let happen what will happen to them at night. Not sure what else to do. My brother is telling me I am worrying too much but his flock has a different set up than mine.
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Can you take a picture of the inside of your coop and what the roost bar looks like? Also what are the dimensions of your coop?
