Hi from Massachusetts and full of questions!

[scasey21]

My family and I are new to raising Chickens and are very exited but we can't get the girls to go to bed inside their coop on their own!
They are 6 weeks old and are doing great but I have to pick them up and put them inside. I tried leaving t hem locked up inside the coop for a week then let them out to the run.
Here are some picks of them and the coop I built with my littlegirl!

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[scratch'n'peck]

Welcome to the forum. It is pretty common for chicks to gather in a fluffy pile in the chicken run at dusk and then need to be placed in the coop. I had to crawl under the coop for a while to gather up the chicks. Quite a few people post about this issue, and they find the chicks get in the habit of going in the coop after a few weeks. Your cute chicks will get the hang of it soon. You could try to encourage them to come in before dusk with treats, but I am not sure if will make them do it on their own any faster.

 

[Nickeyo]

What time are you leaving them out till, try one night leaving them till it gets very dark, supervise them obviously and see if they are staying out because they don't feel it's dark enough, if they are staying out even when very dark then just keep putting them in and eventually they will learn, thankfully if you get more chickens in the future, regardless of age they will go in with the flock.

 

[scasey21]

I also find myself crawling under the coop to get a hen so I'm glad that it's not only me doing this! My hens did like when I give them a treat so I will try that tonight!

 

[scasey21]

Well waiting a little longer and letting it get darker worked tonight! Thank you all for the help!

 

[scratch'n'peck]

Well waiting a little longer and letting it get darker worked tonight! Thank you all for the help!

I knew they would get the hang of it eventually.