aimwad
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Good morning!
I'm still new here and still very new to chickens. I live in the city so I have a very small flock - just 3 8 week olds. They've been in their coop/run for a couple weeks now. Every night I've had to move them into the coop area. They seem to prefer to huddle together in a corner of the run and sleep there. Since they don't have an older hen to show them the ways, I assume they don't know any better. What can I do to train them to go in every night on their own? I'm hoping to later on get one of those automatic doors, but with them not going in at night on their own, I don't want to waste my money on one.
And when can I expect them to use a roost? Currently there's just a 3 ft. bar about 6 inches off the coop floor.
Any and all idea appreciated! Thanks in advance!
I'm still new here and still very new to chickens. I live in the city so I have a very small flock - just 3 8 week olds. They've been in their coop/run for a couple weeks now. Every night I've had to move them into the coop area. They seem to prefer to huddle together in a corner of the run and sleep there. Since they don't have an older hen to show them the ways, I assume they don't know any better. What can I do to train them to go in every night on their own? I'm hoping to later on get one of those automatic doors, but with them not going in at night on their own, I don't want to waste my money on one.
And when can I expect them to use a roost? Currently there's just a 3 ft. bar about 6 inches off the coop floor.
Any and all idea appreciated! Thanks in advance!