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[DreamsOfDucks]

I have 6 free-range chickens that have recently stopped sleeping in there coop due to snakes and instead, they have started sleeping on my porch. I have finally snake-proofed the coop and I was wandering if I should lock them in it for a couple of days to get them to start sleeping in there again.

 

[Isabella7Storm5]

I have 6 free-range chickens that have recently stopped sleeping in there coop due to snakes and instead, they have started sleeping on my porch. I have finally snake-proofed the coop and I was wandering if I should lock them in it for a couple of days to get them to start sleeping in there again.

I shut my chickens in for three days before letting them out, it usually works like a charm

 

[DreamsOfDucks]

I shut my chickens in for three days before letting them out, it usually works like a charm

Ok thank you

 

[rosemarythyme]

Ok thank you

Make sure if you're locking them in that there's enough space inside, plus ample ventilation and light for them to be able to eat and drink. If temperatures are high where you're at and your coop tends to hold on to heat, it's not safe to lock them in.