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I moved my chickens outside 2 weeks ago into their coop. Everything that I've read said to leave them in for some amount of time and then let them out. They'll understand that the coop is home.
Well I've done all that. I left them in the coop, just shy of two weeks. We've been having some really crappy weather, (rain, thunderstorms), but when we got a slight break in the weather, I decided to let them out. Someone suggested that I let them out a few hours before nightfall, I did that.
They won't go back in the coop!!!!! Last night we had a hellacious thunderstorm but they stayed outside the coop all night long. Hubby and I tried to wrangle them in but needless to say when we got so drenched that we could barely stand up in the muck, we finally came in the house.
I can't guarantee the run is predator proof and I'm worried sick over them. I didn't sleep all darn night long, just listening to the night sounds and the pouring down rain.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Laurie
I moved my chickens outside 2 weeks ago into their coop. Everything that I've read said to leave them in for some amount of time and then let them out. They'll understand that the coop is home.
Well I've done all that. I left them in the coop, just shy of two weeks. We've been having some really crappy weather, (rain, thunderstorms), but when we got a slight break in the weather, I decided to let them out. Someone suggested that I let them out a few hours before nightfall, I did that.
They won't go back in the coop!!!!! Last night we had a hellacious thunderstorm but they stayed outside the coop all night long. Hubby and I tried to wrangle them in but needless to say when we got so drenched that we could barely stand up in the muck, we finally came in the house.
I can't guarantee the run is predator proof and I'm worried sick over them. I didn't sleep all darn night long, just listening to the night sounds and the pouring down rain.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Laurie