chickslovinmama
Chirping
We locked ours in the coop for about a week before we let them out to free range. We let them out early in the mornings and they come back every evening right around sundown. I would say to try that and then after about a week let them out and see if they come back at night on their own. We also heard that putting a little nightlight or some sort of light in the coop may help them to come back at night as well, might be worth a try if the locking them in the coop for a week doesn't help. I've read that sometimes you have to lock them in the coop a couple of times for them to get the hint or you just go and pick them up each and every evening and put them in the coop. I know some people have said that they've tried everything and they still can't get their chickens to go in by themselves at night.