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[Mixed flock enthusiast]

When my guineas were having trouble getting into the coop early enough, I got under cabinet lights that take AAA batteries. They are cheap and stick into wherever. They’ve gone in to the coop so many times now that they will go in even with dim light.

 

[DonnaScott]

When my guineas were having trouble getting into the coop early enough, I got under cabinet lights that take AAA batteries. They are cheap and stick into wherever. They’ve gone in to the coop so many times now that they will go in even with dim light.

how long do they last if you dont turn them off?

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

how long do they last if you dont turn them off?

I used these

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0725QTQ1B/?tag=backy-20

there’s a setting where they stay on for a bit then turn off automatically. I put the lights near the roosting area, as I think that guineas like to fly towards light (like the lighter sky) to roost.

 

[DonnaScott]

The way I trained my guineas to go in the coop for the night was to herd them in before it gets dark. I also herded them at different times of the day to get them used to going in whenever I want them to go in.

I also only feed and water in the coop so they are used to going in the coop off and on all day long.

Whether you use treats or herding, you have to make sure they are in before dark. Once they start laying and some of them go broody, the hens that are broody on hidden nests will never go in on their own.

They go in the coop with no issues but if I don't put on a light they cower together in a corner on the floor.