Getting chickens to go outside the coop

[8Chicks4Ky]

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I'm still very new at this too, but had the same problem for the first two weeks they were out in the coop. DH had to lift the edge of the tractor and I had to pick them up and put them up in their coop. It was either time or the heavy rains we got (that kept them up in the coop) for them to go up on their own at night. One night DH and I went to put them up and they were already up! Once they started, they've always gone up at night.

 

[chicken daddy]

Hopefully I have the same luck. We had heavy rains last night and I found them huddled together in a corner out in the run!! I had the quickly gather them up and place them in the coop. I hope they figure it out soon

 

[gritsar]

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Can you tell us more about your set-up? How old are your hens and what type of roosts do you have for them to sleep on? How high are the roosts?