Our flock lives in an old chicken house. A lot of times I let them free range all day, but lately they haven’t been going to bed at night, trying to roost on our porch instead, so I left them locked in their house yesterday.
Poor decision. The birds have been refusing to go to bed because of a possum getting in. I lost a good productive hen to it, chomping away on her in the chicken house. i let the birds out today.
They didn’t go to bed. They’re all on the porch again. Ugh.
How do I get them retrained to go to bed? The possum is dead, but sleeping outside is a death sentence for them. And I’m annoyed that I have to waste 30 minutes rounding up all the birds to lock them up for the night.
Poor decision. The birds have been refusing to go to bed because of a possum getting in. I lost a good productive hen to it, chomping away on her in the chicken house. i let the birds out today.
They didn’t go to bed. They’re all on the porch again. Ugh.
How do I get them retrained to go to bed? The possum is dead, but sleeping outside is a death sentence for them. And I’m annoyed that I have to waste 30 minutes rounding up all the birds to lock them up for the night.