Should I just admit defeat?

[CoachAlangley]

Ok, thanks that does sound good. what kind of “night light” might you recommend? We don’t have power reaching to the coop. The coop is enclosed in a large omlet chicken run which is impenetrable- my only concern is that the raccoons climb on the run at night, and I am afraid they will reach in and grab on of my babies while their sleeping. I am certainly not new to chickens and I would never let them stay out at night, however their coop run is quite safe (other than the crawly raccoons who can’t actually get in, I have not had an incident in two years, and the last time it happened was with the old run and coop)and I don’t feel a need to lock them inside the actual coop at night. my 3 old hens had no issues when learning to go in the coop- they actually started to go in by themselves. I’m going to take the branch out so that the babies can’t keep roosting on that, maybe that will encourage them to go in in their own.

Once again, do you have an idea of a good nightlight?
our coop is a snap lock coop- certainly not a good size for my 7 girls although my parents do not want to buy anything more so it’s what we have to work with.

 

[CoachAlangley]

Regarding a night light. Tractor supply has their Christmas decor in stock now, and I found the coolest lanterns that hang off the side of a building that are solar which would work perfect if you have no electricity to the barn.

 

[Our6peeps]

For the past month and a half I have been moving my chicks from their favorite branch roost into the hen house, every night without missing a night. The refuse to go in the hen house by themselves, should I just admit defeat? What can I do to get them in the hen house?

You can try leaving them in the coop for 2 or 3 days (full time with plenty of food, water and toys). Might help them realize where “home” is.

 

[CHlCKEN]

You can try leaving them in the coop for 2 or 3 days (full time with plenty of food, water and toys). Might help them realize where “home” is.

Yes but my older girls would decide to find somewhere else to lay and I don’t want to deal with that again!