What am I doing wrong? What do I need to change?

If the run is lit and the coop is not, they may be reluctant to leave the light and go into the dark coop. You may need to change the light to inside the coop instead, or put a brighter light inside the coop. Once it becomes habit and automatic for them, you may be able to slowly wean them off the light. Honestly, some groups figure it all out quickly and on their own, and some groups need a lot of assistance until they do.
 
Ah okay, so I need to put the hens into the coop, and then the babies in the run and then the coop? Hopefully the hens won’t go after the babies as they come into the coop… I also think I will have to push back how late I put everybody away which makes me nervous too.
Sounds like it's time for a rooster to manage the harem. It does work...
 
Roosters do not always solve all problems. Depends on the rooster, depends on the flock. And bringing a new one in now, that none of them know, is likely (more like guaranteed) to just cause more upheaval. It can take a flock a while to accept any new bird, and a rooster that is chasing them and driving them nuts is only going to upset them more. I would only add a rooster if you WANTED a rooster. And I would do it slowly.
 
I had a rooster (well, 9 weeks old) that I rehomed because he was already mounting the girls, which was causing all kinds of confusion and issues. :barnie
Sometimes isolation may be needed. I know I had to separate mine a few times. If no rooster, then sometimes an "Alpha" hen will replace a rooster.
 

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