How to train chickens to go into hut at night?

[ging3rhoffman]

That really is the ticket.....keeping them in the coop and giving them treats each night. Mine went right with no problem...without treats.

They get treats 2 sometimes 3 times a day so they just love Mamma when they see me comin.

 

[idiganthro]

When I got my very first two pullets, I kept them in the coop for about 1 week. Once I started letting them out in the yard (only in the evenings when I was home, at first) they just automatically started going in the coop in the evenings. Now they free range all day and I just close the coop door after they go in to roost. It's like clockwork every evening by 7:45 or so they go inside. I've even added a couple new chickens and they follow the others in, even with working out pecking order it hasn't been an issue. I've never had to chase anyone at dark!

 

[PunkinPeep]

The best way to a chicken's heart is through its stomach.

Truer words have rarely ever been spoken.​