How to get free-range chickens to go into their coop at night?

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Hey I have a chicken but and I also have a coop but my chickens hate going in their coop I put it on top of my roof cause they like to stay on the roof but they seem to ignore the coop they are cage free chickens. Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male | 2 months and 24 days old | 5 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

If your chickens do not go into the coop you will need to catch them in the evening and put them in the coop and close the coop. This will be protection as chickens can easily be attacked and killed by raccoons and opossums and raptors. If you cannot do this on the roof, you will need to build a small enclosure, put the coop inside and lock the chickens up in the enclosure. Again, if they do not go into the coop at night, you will need to put them into the coop overnight. If you do this often enough they will eventually go in by themselves and you can let them free range again.

How to get free-range chickens to go into their coop at night?

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