Chicken roasting in hedge row

[davefendley]

How can I get Florence (our new chick) to roost in the coop? She socializes with the flock during the day but always returns to the hedgerow to roost, I take her out every night and return her to her coop I've even tried putting her into the main coop with the flock what can we do? We got her at eight weeks old and kept her in her own coop close to the flock and slowly introduced her but she just will not roost with them HELP!!!

 

[aart]

So she's integrated into the flock while free ranging,
now to go the next step and integrate her into the main coop with the flock.
It sounds like she never acclimated to the main coop so doesn't look to it as 'home'.

Keep all birds in the coop 24/7 for a few days and nights up to a week.
There may be some fighting - but lots of space, multiple feed/water stations, and places to hide 'out of line of sight' and/or up and away from any aggressors can help immensely.

Hopefully your coop is good sized and well ventilated so this technique will work for you.