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My chickens won't leave the coop during the day. How do I get them to come out and enjoy the fresh air?

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Try to bribe them with feed. If it works, keep giving them feed as a reward. Eventually they will be trained to come out and you won't need the reward anymore.

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My two older chickens take themselves off to bed in the coop. Will my two newer ones follow them or do I have to put them in myself?

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They should follow the older two, but keep an eye on them for the first week or two and put them in the coop if necessary. They will get the idea fairly quickly.

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I have one chicken that won't go into the coop at night. I find her roosting on the fence. What can I do to get her to go inside?

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You could try to catch her and lock her in the coop and let the others out. She will get to know the coop as a safe place. It would also be a good idea if you started feeding all of the chickens inside of the coop so that your rogue will see the coop as a place of food and (if you feed them at night/afternoon) will go in there at night/afternoon expecting food, allowing you to lock up with all your chickens inside.

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I have one chicken who won’t go into the coop at night since the matriarch of the flock died in there. I find her each evening and put her in the coop, but it’s been 10 days now. What can I do?

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It might work to clean out the coop, make it look a little different, add more spaces and holes like windows and for breathing. Also, try making a spray with calming lavender (find recipes online). Maybe try moving the coop to a new spot so it looks different, or give it a fresh coat of paint!

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