KazzaMags
In the Brooder
- Apr 26, 2022
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Our 4 rescue hens have been happily going up the ramp to the coop since day 1 in August 2021 - a week ago two of them were still out under the coop when we went to close pop.hole. We thought it was a one off - and after some wrangling - got them into coop. But.. same thing next night. I blocked off the underneath part of coop the next evening before they were due to go up. This worked!! BUT ... next night 2 hens left outside in run - so I watched the following night and discovered one is refusing to go up and is forcing another hen to stay with her and she tucks herself underneath the other poor hen! When I separated them - the other went up into the coop. The refuser circled many times but didnt go up - eventually trying to hide under the hanging feeder!! We are now putting her in the middle of the ramp each evening and she goes up - but not till we do this!! Why is she doing this??????