Getting new chickens into pen at night

[juju41]

I have 3 laying Rhode islands, they all put themselves to bed at night. The coop is on legs about 30cm of ground, our two new ? chooks have been incubated, then housed in a separate cage in the yard when they were big enough and left to come and go as they wanted. The new ones won't go into the pen, they seem to be sleeping under the coop. These two are very hard to catch so I haven't been able to put them in the coop yet. I am worried they will start to lay under the coop and I can't get the eggs. Otherwise they are going great.

 

[andehens]

is it possible the rir's won't let the babies in the coop with them at night?

 

[#1California Chick]

Welcome to BYC!!!

You may need to catch your two new chickens and put them in a container in the coop for a couple of days so that they know that the coop is their house!! You may also have to come outside at night and physically put them in the coop on the roosts.

How are they getting along with the other chickens during the day??

Good Luck!!

 

[FarmGirl01]

I would go out after dark and put the new birds in the new house. I would have to do it for a week or so.