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What I do when I physically put mine though the pop door while training them to go into the coop at dusk is to pause just a second after putting each one in. If they turn around to come back out, I very lightly tap them on the breast with my finger. Some of them you may have to do it a couple of times. They will turn around and go on about their business. This has always worked for me and I never have had to close the pop door between birds. My uncle showed me this little trick when I was growing up.
What I do when I physically put mine though the pop door while training them to go into the coop at dusk is to pause just a second after putting each one in. If they turn around to come back out, I very lightly tap them on the breast with my finger. Some of them you may have to do it a couple of times. They will turn around and go on about their business. This has always worked for me and I never have had to close the pop door between birds. My uncle showed me this little trick when I was growing up.