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How do you get chickens to use their new coop? We moved our coop and all the chickens just stood together in the middle of the grass at night where the coop use to be We thought, Oh boy! Now what? We had to heard them to the new coop area for a few nights but it didn’t long for them to catch on We keep food and water in there and made sure the light was on They are all Free Range 50
moving chickens into a new coop The third night, I didn't have to do any of that stuff - all went into the new coop before the automatic door closed Even when the adolescent chicks were housed in the new coop, the original flock went to bed in their Brand New Coop They DID go looking in the old coop once I started letting the youngsters out during the day But nobody reverted
New coop. | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens Building a coop on the north side of our greenhouse There is a fox den under the greenhouse, I'm hoping the 1 2x1" square fence I'm burying will stop them I've built a coop before for 12 girls, but the underground layout to keep it predator proof went outside
Training Chickens to Coop at Night We purchased a solar powered automatic door to open in the early morning and it closes around dusk It seems that they go in the coop, then, they straggle back out We find that we have to manually re-open the door to allow them to go back in Not sure what keeps them from staying in the coop Our coop has 2 windows in it, So, not sure what's
new coop - floor plate or posts in ground? - BackYard Chickens I'm building a new coop and kinda following a plan that a friend gave me The coop calls for a square base (what they call a ground plate) to build the coop on The ground plate rests on the ground and the legs would be built up from there I'm confused why you'd have a base that sits on the ground instead of digging holes for the posts to go into
How to get chickens to go to new coop. - BackYard Chickens First I'd lock them in the new coop at least 2-3 days (not 1 day) Then remove or remove access to old coop (I'd remove any run roosts too, until they're consistently in the new coop) You just need some of the more dominant birds to buy in and the rest should gradually follow
New coop considerations | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens Putting up the coop in a week or two, just wanted some general guidelines Looking at 8 nesting boxes and roost space for 16 medium sized birds, brown leghorns Nesting boxes will have outside egg removal and cleaning access Planning tentatively on the nesting boxes being 12" wide x 16" high by
New coop! | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens Finally finished building our coop and got 4 new hens last night They are mature and very healthy My question is this is their first morning in their new coop They are awake and chattering but not coming out Do we need to teach them to use the ramp? Or let them figure it out?
New coop who dis | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens Hey yall! I'm building a new coop and would love suggestions! I have already constructed the frame exterior other than a few small things and paint, I am now in the process of building the interior (See photos) It is an 8x16x8 total size With the back 8x6x8 as the coop itself and the remaining 8x10x8 as the interior run
Transitioning to the new coop - BackYard Chickens The coop they were in my husband I built in the summer of 2020 Shortly after we got chicks It is 4×8 A few things need renovated after almost 4 years of use (We aren't builders by any means but we did pretty freaking great on it ) We moved my flock of 13 from the roosts at bedtime Tuesday evening into the new coop one at a time