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I'm new to the chicken thing. I have 4 hens, 2 roosters and a tiny speckled chicken. I moved their coop last week. I finally got all but the red rooster and the tiny chicken trained to go in the coop where it is now. It was bitterly cold last night and I couldn't find Red and Pebbles anywhere!! They'e both outside this morning but if Pebbles continues to not let me catch her to put her in the coop, will she die from exposure to the cold since she's so small?? Thanks!
 

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Try your best to catch them and lock all your birds in their coop/attached run for a week or 2. Try to catch Pebbles and the red roo when they go to roost for the night.
I can't find where they roost. I live in the country and am surrounded by woods. I looked for about an hour last night but was freezing so I had to go in.
Also, their coop is kinda small compared to some of the ones I've seen online. Since I have 2 roosters, will they fight and try to kill each other in there? I was forced into having these birds and Google isn't helping too much.
 
I can't find where they roost. I live in the country and am surrounded by woods. I looked for about an hour last night but was freezing so I had to go in.
Also, their coop is kinda small compared to some of the ones I've seen online. Since I have 2 roosters, will they fight and try to kill each other in there? I was forced into having these birds and Google isn't helping too much.
And this little bird is super fast!! I haven't been able to get near her!
 
Does your coop have an attached run? If it does then get some treats (my chickens would do anything for mealworms) and lure them into the attached run and lock them in. The roosters may fight to establish dominance between themselves. How old are these roosters? If they’re under a year old they’re considered cockerels. Also 5 hens for 2 roosters isn’t enough. Get a couple hens to add to your flock. Good luck.
 
Does your coop have an attached run? If it does then get some treats (my chickens would do anything for mealworms) and lure them into the attached run and lock them in. The roosters may fight to establish dominance between themselves. How old are these roosters? If they’re under a year old they’re considered cockerels. Also 5 hens for 2 roosters isn’t enough. Get a couple hens to add to your flock. Good luck.
The roosters are a little over a year old I think.
Here's how my situation went. My neighors bought these chickens and roosters and a duck as babies. After they got old enough to get out of the box, they put them in a coop and everyday their 2 youngest kids would go into the coop and chase them and beat the sense out of them. I'd stop them when I saw it happening but I have to work so I couldn't be here all day to watch them. Then they moved out. They left all of them here. I couldn't sit back and watch them all starve to death. So they' mine now. So I'm guess that even though they'll eat out of my hand and follow me around, they just won't trust me to pick them up bc of the beatings they received.
 
The roosters are a little over a year old I think.
Here's how my situation went. My neighors bought these chickens and roosters and a duck as babies. After they got old enough to get out of the box, they put them in a coop and everyday their 2 youngest kids would go into the coop and chase them and beat the sense out of them. I'd stop them when I saw it happening but I have to work so I couldn't be here all day to watch them. Then they moved out. They left all of them here. I couldn't sit back and watch them all starve to death. So they' mine now. So I'm guess that even though they'll eat out of my hand and follow me around, they just won't trust me to pick them up bc of the beatings they received.
You restore my faith in humanity. :hugs
Just try to lure them into the attached run and lock them up. Can you post pictures of your setup?
 
You restore my faith in humanity. :hugs
Just try to lure them into the attached run and lock them up. Can you post pictures of your setup?
Sure! Im sorry its not pretty but I had to use what I had around the house. The frame is the one they built. I moved it across the yard so it would be closer to my house and added the outside.
 

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