Yet another 'chickens not sleeping in the coop' question...should I worry?

[rosemarythyme]

Thank you for your response! I live in Western Washington outside of Seattle, the climate is mild in general with pops of cold (teens-20's) or hot (80's and rare 90s) with the seasons, but mostly somewhere in the middle...generally 40-50's and damp in the darker months, pleasant in the lighter ones.
Certainly something to consider that the hens might be feeling stuffy. The 'window' coverings are perforated so there's a small amount of airflow going through those...perhaps that's not quite enough with the holes along the walls and spaces in the door! I'll look into making that adjustment too.

I'm not far from you, and even in winter (I don't winterize my set up) my birds will still choose to sleep right up against the open windows. So don't worry too much about "cold" they'll benefit more from airflow. We only close them when we get those big windstorms that drives rain or snow sideways, yuck!

 

[OrahSmiles]

I'm not far from you, and even in winter (I don't winterize my set up) my birds will still choose to sleep right up against the open windows. So don't worry too much about "cold" they'll benefit more from airflow. We only close them when we get those big windstorms that drives rain or snow sideways, yuck!

Oh that's good to know! Thank you once again for your helpful words of experience!!

 

[Birnenhof]

Your coop is lovely.
Just put them in there.
They have to be in there a lot with a minimum of every night.

Make the effort of just putting them in there before dark. Or just go out in the dark and pick them up and physically put them in there.

 

[OrahSmiles]

Your coop is lovely.
Just put them in there.
They have to be in there a lot with a minimum of every night.

Make the effort of just putting them in there before dark. Or just go out in the dark and pick them up and physically put them in there.

Thank you for your supportive message. I'll keep trying! We'll get it sorted.