Why do They have to be so Daggum DIFFICULT!

[rodriguezpoultry]

I have birds that I just moved into the "big" pen. It was long overdue...

Why on EARTH won't they follow the grown birds inside the coop. I expect it, anticipate it if you will but it doesn't do any less to frustrate me!!!! It's so EASY to understand, but nope...just won't do it. So now I get to do the new-bird chase and catch them and put them into the coop. ARG.

 

[speckledhen]

They don't like change.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

lol....who does?


And in the process of putting the birds into the coop, the adults ran out and are now freaking out in the dark. No WAY am I chasing Clyde around the pen in the dark. I'll wait until he calms down and use the net.

 

[Judy]

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

So...on my way to make sure Clyde went inside (which he did) I went to make sure the chicks STAYED inside of the coop.

For being so young...they sure are annoying. The two Barred Plymouth Rocks somehow wound up underneath their father...I was freaking out. Could not find them at ALL. I'm looking everywhere...finally noticed some of the barring on the father looked weird. Ugh....

Epic over for tonight!

 

[Judy]

I repeat...

Sounds like you will be busy the next few nights!

 

[NellaBean]

I feel your pain. I have two pens that connect to the same coop. I keep the pop door closed on the "young" pen. The pop door on the big kids pen stays open. They generally put themselves to bed at night. Once they are in, I shut their door and open the young kids door. Everyone roosts together in the coop and I let them out at first light before the arguments start.

In theory, this should work well. Except the big kids take so long to all straggle in that the little ones are flying into the pop door and freaking out in their pen. Sometimes they even decide to roost on the board in their pen. Which means I have to prop the pop door open and then go catch/wrangle them from wherever they are in their pen and then stuff them through the pop hole and knock it back onto the track so it'll close itself, once everybody is in.

I had one 12 week old blue andy pullet roosting under my jersey giant rooster tonight. She was wedged right between his legs. Facing backwards. It was kind of hilarious. I had to finally lift one of the rooter's legs and pry her out from underneath. I'm pretty sure he would have squashed her completely once he had laid down.

 

[Big C]

Just moved our flocks around to new runs and coops.
Finding eggs everywhere they shouldn't be. Have spent most of this week trying get everyone situated, but its an on going project...