Curious...she is always late to come in

[Beccazon]

I have no idea if this will help, but will only cost you $1 to find out. I have a related post on here now to see if anyone has any ideas. My chicken's run and coop are in heavy shade at all times. So dusk, i. e. roosting time can come pretty early, especially on cloudy days. Of course the coop, which only has two small windows for ventilation, is even darker than the surrounding run. I noticed on particularly dreary dark days, the chickens would only roost at or after complete darkness. On a whim I purchased a battery powered closet light at Dollar Tree. When I decide it's late enough for the chickens to roost, I simply turn on the light inside the coop. It's not very bright, but it makes the coop lighter than the surrounding run. On days I do this, the chickens almost immediately go inside the coop to roost. I figured they were just afraid of the dark, and won't go from a more lighted area into a less lighted area. Just guessing, but it worked for me. If I have other plans near roosting time, I simply go out a few minutes early and turn the light on. Instantly on the roost and safely closed away for the night. Maybe she's scared of the dark, too. Try it, it's a small investment.

Very cool affordable idea! My coop and run is dead in the center of the back yard, near no natural shade. Purposely for breeze and ventilation as we are surrounded by woods. Anyhow, so they freerange and can access all the woods and shade or chill under the man made shade we have at the coop/run. They have natural light all day and til natural dark. A light would likely help if it got quite late. I will definitely try that in early summer next year when dark is not til 10pm! Ugh! I can cheat and toss in some corn and I win! Lmao but I guess she is just a quiet-lover. Not real social lol. Chickens have very real personalities...who knew

 

[Beccazon]

Hmmm one thing I have noted is that the birds higher in the pecking order are always the late comers. In the evening the capons are the first one to roost while roosters are usually the last.

At first I thought that might be the same here but then I realized my Pride generally leads my girls in. Generally the dutifully follow at least til they are at or in the run. He does not come back out to get her though. Though she is not my head hen she is not far below. I was worried she might be kind of the outcast but, I guess she is just...independent. :/