waywind
Chirping
Hi all,
First time BYCer, got the beginner jitters.
So it's coming up to two weeks and I'm still struggling to get my two girls to go back into the coop on their own and to roost.
I've searched the super helpful advice here; I've put on a light for the past few nights, changed the ramp to make it more accessible, tried put some treats at the coop door. I feel like I'm getting more interest, I see the lead girl craning her neck up and bobbing down as if she's going to fly up but then nothing. Then they eventually plonk down in the run corner.
I pick them up and put them on the end of the ramp and they walk right in. But then they won't roost. So I have to pick them up again and put them on the roost.
So I've gone through the usual
New coop, no signs of mites
Interior is 1.2 x 0.9
I've got windows on most walls, so I don't think ventilation is the issue.
So it is just time for me to shut them in the coop for a few days? It's not the biggest coop, as I thought they'd be in the run mostly; will this be ok? One of them has started to lay randomly in the middle of the run too, so I'm thinking it might encourage them to start using the nesting boxes.
Thanks for your time,
Waywind.
First time BYCer, got the beginner jitters.
So it's coming up to two weeks and I'm still struggling to get my two girls to go back into the coop on their own and to roost.
I've searched the super helpful advice here; I've put on a light for the past few nights, changed the ramp to make it more accessible, tried put some treats at the coop door. I feel like I'm getting more interest, I see the lead girl craning her neck up and bobbing down as if she's going to fly up but then nothing. Then they eventually plonk down in the run corner.
I pick them up and put them on the end of the ramp and they walk right in. But then they won't roost. So I have to pick them up again and put them on the roost.
So I've gone through the usual
New coop, no signs of mites
Interior is 1.2 x 0.9
I've got windows on most walls, so I don't think ventilation is the issue.
So it is just time for me to shut them in the coop for a few days? It's not the biggest coop, as I thought they'd be in the run mostly; will this be ok? One of them has started to lay randomly in the middle of the run too, so I'm thinking it might encourage them to start using the nesting boxes.
Thanks for your time,
Waywind.