HenOnAJuneBug
Crowing
- May 20, 2015
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I moved my 24 free ranging chickens to a new coop and left them locked up for 2 days and 3 nights. I figured that would be long enough for them to know that was their new home, but no.
I let them out today, and towards evening they all headed to the old coop about 100 yds away. I removed the roost and part of the side, so they couldn't stay there tonight; so I had to haul all of them, one at a time, to their new coop, except for 6 who were kind enough to make the trip themselves once they saw the ranks thinning at the old coop.
I'm going to leave them locked up for at least a week, now. Will that be long enough?
I let them out today, and towards evening they all headed to the old coop about 100 yds away. I removed the roost and part of the side, so they couldn't stay there tonight; so I had to haul all of them, one at a time, to their new coop, except for 6 who were kind enough to make the trip themselves once they saw the ranks thinning at the old coop.
I'm going to leave them locked up for at least a week, now. Will that be long enough?