Refusing to go to bed

[Mjwaker]

Hi I have three new pullets about 22-23 weeks. They are currently separate from the older girls whilst we did quarantine and introductions.

The first few nights they need encouragement to go into the coop. The after a week or so the mastered it. A few nights back one of the new girls laid a broken soft shell and she came on for the night for treatment and TLC. After this they seem to refuse to go into the coop. Roosting outside or on the ground to sleep. Last night I encouraged them in, tonight two refused and I had to lift them in. We are now on week 4 so know it's their coop.

Any thoughts?

They happily go in during the day to lay. It's deep cleaned at weekends and pooped picked every morning so it clean. There is no evidence of red mites and it has been treated. I've popped a warm light in there to try and encourge them in when it's getting dark. It's just three of them so plenty of space.

Don't recall having problems this far down the line with the first lot of girls.

Thankyou

 

[DobieLover]

Hi I have three new pullets about 22-23 weeks. They are currently separate from the older girls whilst we did quarantine and introductions.

The first few nights they need encouragement to go into the coop. The after a week or so the mastered it. A few nights back one of the new girls laid a broken soft shell and she came on for the night for treatment and TLC. After this they seem to refuse to go into the coop. Roosting outside or on the ground to sleep. Last night I encouraged them in, tonight two refused and I had to lift them in. We are now on week 4 so know it's their coop.

Any thoughts?

They happily go in during the day to lay. It's deep cleaned at weekends and pooped picked every morning so it clean. There is no evidence of red mites and it has been treated. I've popped a warm light in there to try and encourge them in when it's getting dark. It's just three of them so plenty of space.

Don't recall having problems this far down the line with the first lot of girls.

Thankyou

Please post pictures of your setup and list dimension. How many birds total are you housing in it?
Also, where are you located? You can update your profile with that general information.

 

[Mjwaker]

Don't have the dimensions to hand, but the coop is for upto 6 large hens and I currently only have the 3 new girls in it. It has two roost bars and a two nest boxes

The set up is temporary as I described for introductions the initial quarantine period. Its located at the top of the garden by the house whilst the other flock is at the bottom of the garden.

 

[aart]

A few nights back one of the new girls laid a broken soft shell and she came on for the night for treatment and TLC.

It's normal for newly laying birds to have a softshell.
What kind of treatment did she need?

 

[Mjwaker]

It wasn't just the fact that it was a soft shell. It was that it broke inside of her.

I've sorted that, she's fine, I've also added additional supplement to water.

The current issue is getting them to go in coop at night