More Chicken stuff.

Well, I had hoped I could herd all the chickens into the coop for the night. They used to roost in there every night, but after the dog terrorized them, they have been afraid to go in there. Finally yesterday two of the big hens went in, and so I thought we might be getting closer to getting them all in, if one goes maybe the rest will follow... SO I went out with two folded cardboard boxes, hoping I could herd them all in. Well all the big hens, and the littlest rooster went in after about three tries, but the little banty hen flew over the fence off into the forest, and I could not get the big and middle roosters in no matter what I tried. The big one is the one that has no tail feathers left. He has been a rather changed personality bird since the dog got hold of his feathers and left him naked. He used to be a very friendly bird. I finally decided to drop the door on the ones that are inside, and let them get nice and warm and toasty, and hopefully maybe when Mr Big guy gets back up on his perch for the night I can actually grab him and toss him in the coop where he will not freeze to death. The smaller ones roost together; the hen and middle rooster; so hopefully they will not freeze. I think I might just lock them in their little coop tonight and pray for them to keep each other warm since both are so wild. I guess that is the biggest problem with letting your chickens run loose, they never learn to love humans. That poor little hen was terrified when I tried to herd her into the bigger coop. I partiularly want them to stay alive until Nicole can get them and take them home with her. But if they refuse to roost in the big coop, I do not see how they will survive this cold weather. I just wish they had brians... LOL