I have a flock of 13 ladies - three 2.5 yr old hens and 10 6mo old pullets who are laying. About a month ago 3 of the new pullets stopped going in the coop at night. Our coop set up has a “covered porch” but it is not predator secure outside of the coop at night. The porch is surrounded by walls with a the ramp going down and out into the run. These 3 pullets just pile on top of each other right outside of the door. I’ve gone out every night for the last month to put them securely inside after dark and they just won’t catch on. Any advice on what I can do?
There is plenty of roosting space inside, 2 different roosting bars, but one is higher than the other one. My only thought is that I noticed this behavior beginning when the new pullets outgrew being able to sleep all on 1 roosting bar and nobody wants to be the one on the (slightly) lower bar??
There is plenty of roosting space inside, 2 different roosting bars, but one is higher than the other one. My only thought is that I noticed this behavior beginning when the new pullets outgrew being able to sleep all on 1 roosting bar and nobody wants to be the one on the (slightly) lower bar??