Where did they come from???

[Mylied]

Good luck with your last lady! How strange that chickens showed up to your work.

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

GOOD QUESTION!

The other four slept under the coop. They were spooked by the whole ordeal and our area was experiencing 45 mph winds and rain last night. I was able to get a hold of Mocha this morning and put her in the coop showing her how fluffy the bedding is and telling her about her new digs...she ran down the ramp.

Bashful was huddled under the bush by the man door at work so she's still hanging around. I will try to get her tonight...after I limit the height she can get on the antenna.

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

Good luck with your last lady! How strange that chickens showed up to your work.

I'm thinking some assclown dumped them here...

 

[Rubysword]

If all else fails, just chase her. That sounds awful, but they look to be at the age where they start doing the "submissive squat," which means if you come up behind them they stop and squat. Good luck!

 

[apryl29]

I'm thinking some assclown dumped them here...

But free chickens for you, so yay! Except they're "free" like free kittens. At least they'll make you breakfast someday.

 

[staceyj]

I'm thinking some assclown dumped them here...

...not the action.....
The WORD CHOICE

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

If all else fails, just chase her. That sounds awful, but they look to be at the age where they start doing the "submissive squat," which means if you come up behind them they stop and squat. Good luck!

Yeah...the security footage of me chasing Bashful must be a dandy. lol There was NO submissiveness with this one...at all!

 

[JurassicBawk]

If they're used to being outside, they may not like going in the coop for awhile. When I got my 1 day old chicks last year, they lived in my house for awhile then outside in a giant coop with lots of branches and perches they liked to sleep on. Then something got in through the top netting and killed one chicken, so I redid their coop under my deck and my dad spent forever making them a gorgeous house. It's a 3 foot tall free-standing house on a 3 foot tall open base, inside a 12 foot tall 10x10 coop. They have playroom under the house and can fly to the top. Since the roof of the house is taller than the roost bar inside it, they sleep on top. They will go in it and use the nest box like pros, but don't even acknowledge that they are supposed to go in it otherwise. If I know it's going to rain at night I have to go out and grab their sleepy butts from the top and plop them inside to keep them dry. Your set-up may be completely different of course, but if they're used to being outside they might not like feeling confined for a bit. I'm sure they'll get used to it in their own way though, like my brats did.

 

[sourland]

I'm thinking some assclown dumped them here...

I'll second that. I would advise against chasing the remaining bird. You might well force her out of the area never to be seen again. The idea of the baited box trap is valid. Good luck to her and you.

 

[SueT]

're the chickens sleeping under the coop, you could go in after dark and gently put them inside the coop. They'll get used to it after a few days of doing this and go in on their own.