West Bend
Songster
Hi I know this has been questioned time and time again but I need some input/reassurance. My girls have been starting to sleep in the Run and I need them to sleep in the coop at night. I work 2nd shift so I'm not home to put them in after the auto door closes. My daughter checks on them now but she's moving. I have locked them in the coop (6×9- divided 4x6 is roost bar w/ poop board & nest boxes below board & straw on floor. 5x6 if fully screened w/ sand on floor, roost bar & has the food & h20) for less than 24-hours now and I feel guilty about it. They have food & water, but I don't have an egg door to collect eggs. I don't even want to go in the backyard- for fear of them seeing me(how ridiculous is that). I need to go out to cut the grass & I'm chicken....lol I feel so mean locking them in & im hoping they get the hint soon because I want to let them out. I'm going
out of town for 5 days next week and my daughter will check on them the first few days. I know they'll be fine for a few days. I believe they have enough room. They haven't been locked in the coop for well over a year-and-a-half. I just feel so guilty and don't know how to get past that. Will I get used to them squawking at me as I walk past ignoring them so to speak?
out of town for 5 days next week and my daughter will check on them the first few days. I know they'll be fine for a few days. I believe they have enough room. They haven't been locked in the coop for well over a year-and-a-half. I just feel so guilty and don't know how to get past that. Will I get used to them squawking at me as I walk past ignoring them so to speak?