hi all,
i just moved my 8 week old chicks to the coop which i am quickly finding to be in an unfortunate location--on a hill that's hard to get to because of rock walls and garden beds and I am 7 months pregnant! Arghh! Anyhow, I let them roam free in our yard during the day, but when i want them back in the coop when i am leaving the house or putting them in for the night, i am having a hard time convincing them to do it. I have tried their food. I also tried to say "here chickie chickie" pretty consistently when i fed them in the brooder, but they don't come running now! Any good ideas?? I guess I should have worked on this more when they were younger.
thanks!
lisa
i just moved my 8 week old chicks to the coop which i am quickly finding to be in an unfortunate location--on a hill that's hard to get to because of rock walls and garden beds and I am 7 months pregnant! Arghh! Anyhow, I let them roam free in our yard during the day, but when i want them back in the coop when i am leaving the house or putting them in for the night, i am having a hard time convincing them to do it. I have tried their food. I also tried to say "here chickie chickie" pretty consistently when i fed them in the brooder, but they don't come running now! Any good ideas?? I guess I should have worked on this more when they were younger.
thanks!
lisa