consistently shut out

[RichmondHens]

What sort of torch do you have? I have long hair and it doesn't interfere with the torch (although goes in my mouth on windy nights - yurrrgh!) Good news she went in tonight though. Hopefully she is finally getting the message.

[janeyo]

well we managed to catch her in the act so to speak last night - the door was still open and she was still roosting on the roof! I am now thinking she likes it there. I am still putting her in though in case she gets the message that she ought to be inside...

[palomino]

I can't use the head torch cos my my long hair it always falls off!

I either wear a head torch over a hat so it stays in place (baseball cap or woolly beanie) or better still, I have a clip-on bar of 6 LED lights that clips under the peak of any cap. Cost bout 99p from Amazon a while ago, search LED cap light.

[Glutton4...]

well we managed to catch her in the act so to speak last night - the door was still open and she was still roosting on the roof! I am now thinking she likes it there. I am still putting her in though in case she gets the message that she ought to be inside...

One of my young Roos sleeps on the top of their coop. It's up to him, I guess. I just wish he didn't start crowing at half three each morning!

[chris]

G4, you need a catapult with some frozen peas or something - or a huge prodding stick ;p

I've recently discovered there's a cock around me - I've heard it, and when it crows my chickens go mad? First of all they stand still then they run around looking for him squawking. One just stares at the other two in disbelief until she hears it (and when the crow is louder) - THEN she goes mad I think she's a bit deaf.

[pipscariad]

I've had such a smile reading through this thread - life with chickens eh, never dull is it . The picture of Janeyo rushing to post hens in before they all woke up in the security light did make me titter, as did the headtorch tales, I can relate to those as the owner of long hair. Woolly hats are your friend, as has been said.

Keep up the good work!

[janeyo]

shhhhhhh

now I'm not going to go shouting this about all over but little miss roof squatter has been inside all of her own accord for 4 nights in a row...

Keeping everything crossed she has sussed it!

[chris]

hehe good to hear Hope she keeps it up!