How to get chickens from run to coop before night fall?

[growanstede]

If you're sure the run is completely 100% predator proof, it doesn't matter a ton if they go into the coop. They likely will on their own unless there's an outlying reason, but we leave our pop doors open all of the time unless there is inclement weather, so they can take full advantage of outdoor time as they please. They all go inside, unless one is being bullied, or in my case right now there's a broody hen in the corner of the run by the wall like a weirdo. Then they pop out first thing in the morning.

 

[Robert Kazlauski]

In the beginning, you can use a light, like one of those under cabinet lights with sticky tape that runs on batteries. After a few nights, the chickens should go into the coop without any light when it starts to get dark outside. Just stick the light inside of the coop in a place that is convenient for you to turn it off and on.

great idea, thank you.

 

[Robert Kazlauski]

Curious to see what he did, if anything, or if they went in on their own.

Were the chickens homed to the coop (locked in for a few days) before you let them into the run? If so, they generally will return to the coop on their own at dusk.

yes. I kept them in for 3 days.