Chickens wont go (all the way) in coop

[DarthKahuna]

Is it dark in the coop? Sometimes if its to dark they will tend to start towards the lighter areas

It is dark but I thought they preferred dark places at night?

 

[sawilliams]

It is dark but I thought they preferred dark places at night?

They do like dark but at that age they often don't fully understand to go I before it gets to dark... and if they're isn't at least a little day light in the coop for most of the day they won't like it much either as they will feel nervous. Think of it this way there us a high comfort different walking into a completely dark room verse a dimly lit room. If there isn't at least a dim light until they have all settled in a few might not be willing to go in due to it being too dark to enter