abwsco Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 as we've put together the so have shut up the coop. Given that my CLB and Vorwerk poop their pants when you so much as look at them it wasn't much fun We tried the torch method but that didn't work and we had to resort to catching each chicken and stuffing them through the door. The CLB was trying to fly over their 8ft high area to get into the garden and the Vorwerk went into mega alarm mode setting the chicks off into a panic as well. Just hope tomorrow night is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Phew think you need to get an early night to take on your lot tomorrow. Bet they'll go in like lambs tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Hi Anne Sorry to hear that you have had a bad first night with your new If it is any help I had exactly the same problems with my CLB when she moved into the cube.....she was literally climbing the walls of the WIR. The next night I let her go to bed in her normal house ( ) and then popped her into the cube once she had been snoozing for a few hours. I did this for four days and on day five she took herself to bed in the cube Not sure if this is feesable for you but an idea. Em x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 I had the same problem with Ace one of my ex batts, it took a few nights, but now she's happy in the cube with her sisters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 Em, hadn't thought of that so will give it a go tomorrow if she's still pacing to get in the coop. Plum, I know I enjoyed my Indian take away when we'd eventually got them in Debs, good to hear that Ace got the hang of it as well. How does she manage the ladder? Thta's another thing as well of course -lol We've also not helped the matter as the cube is in a different place to the coop and you know how they get confused if you even move it two inches-lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Because I have a WIR, the ladder isn't the standard cube ladder, it is a wooden fully enclosed and longer ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Debs, I remember now about your ladder. I didn't realise how quickly it had gone dark so was later going out than I intended I'd to remove two chickens from the chicks rabbit hutch and also get one out from their section of the WIR, so only had to stuff three through the cube door tonight! Progress-lol Oh, and one of our rare egg laying chickens christened the cube nest box today as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 That is good news Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 That is good news Anne Am hoping no stuffing through doors required tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Well done that egg-laying chicken . I'm feeding a lot of freeloaders too, despite leaving the box of paxo on show My ex-batts got the hang of their cubes very quickly, though I eventually made a couple of ladders out of chipboard (cut to size @ B&Q) and dowling, which they seem to find much easier than the originals, but oh the squawking initially when I replaced with . "Where's our bed? Where's our bed!" . Good job they soon got over it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
