I recently had to move my 4 roosters to the country. I spent a week making a house and then making it predator proof. I went to eat supper and when I came back to lock the roosters down for the night, they were up in a tree!(They would prior to this get into their original cage as sun when down) I couldn't coax them down, so I left them. The next morning, it took me a while to coax the head rooster down. I considered getting an extension ladder as they seemed like they didn't know what to do but eventually Daffy took the brave first step. My question is this: Is it safer to allow them the freedom of roosting in trees at night or should I devise a plan as to getting them into the chicken house to lock them down? They still seem unsure about getting down from the trees.
How do I get them in without resorting to a ladder?? Do you think if I kept their food away until dusk, they might come in on their own then??
