cajun41887
Songster
we moved our 5 week old chicks out to their coop last week and kept them locked in the coop for 5 days and placed them all on the roosts at night after dark. Started letting them out into their run on Friday. They go in and out of the coop all day. Much to my dismay, they did not return to the coop at dusk. We had to chicken wrangle. It's stressful for us and them. How do I get them to go to the coop on their own at night? Do I need to lock them in the coop longer to reinforce that's home and they need to go there at night? How long do I lock them in for to get them to get the idea? They are 6 weeks old now.