Not sleeping in coop

[chickynparadise]

I have two 4yr old hens and six 3 month old chicks. They seem to get along well enough. My new babies will use the coop during the day but not at night. When they are in it during the day the older hens are outside and of course the older hens are in the coop at night. It's not cold here yet but I want to know if there is a problem or something I should try and fix?

 

[Jessica Thompson]

They will get used to the new coop it's just a little big and they think it evil or something

 

[chickynparadise]

They will get used to the new coop it's just a little big and they think it evil or something

Lol they like it during the day but not at night. I worry the pecking order has created fear

 

[Jessica Thompson]

Well true

Lol they like it during the day but not at night. I worry the pecking order has created fear

 

[Fairview01]

Half of my flock which has been together since hatch day would not use the coop but jostle each other and push each other off a ramp entrance designed to only hold X number of chickens not X+1. I never worried about it or lost sleep over it. I wasn't outside.

Yeah, all summer long I would hear a chicken scream in the night when it was pushed off . Not anymore! With the first serious blustery cold front today I noticed when I came home from work not a single crazy chicken was outside on the ramp.

When properly motivated everyone will get along harmoniously.

 

[PirateGirl]

At night it's dark, and even darker in that scary black hole of a pop hole. I used to put a light on in the coop when it got dark outside (a flashlight will work) so it was lighter in the coop than outside. I'd come back in 15 minutes, the pullets would all be in the coop. I'd shut off the light and lock the door behind them. Now no light needed.

 

[Farmgal101]

I would go out at night put the ones that arnt in the coop in the coop and close the door. let them all out in the morning and repeat the process till they start to go in.its a pain in the butt it works though,my chickens got it after a week.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I have two 4yr old hens and six 3 month old chicks. They seem to get along well enough. My new babies will use the coop during the day but not at night. When they are in it during the day the older hens are outside and of course the older hens are in the coop at night.... I want to know if there is a problem or something I should try and fix?

There is not a problem but rather an uneasiness in your 6 young chickens to impose themselves on the two 4year old hens. As I have said before it will profit your chicken keeping skills greatly if you will sit quietly long enough to watch your flock put itself to bed.

 

[venymae]

Older hens often keep younger ones from entering the coop at night. It's fairly common and will eventually work itself out. You may have to put them in for a little while until it does.

 

[chickynparadise]

There is not a problem but rather an uneasiness in your 6 young chickens to impose themselves on the two 4year old hens. As I have said before it will profit your chicken keeping skills greatly if you will sit quietly long enough to watch your flock put itself to bed.

I am not understanding your reply . Do you mean to be patient and it should all work out or sit with them until they go to bed?