Chicks won’t put themselves to bed!

[BigBlueHen53]

Let us know how it goes.

 

[Msav]

I had the same problem (45 chickens) day 1 - 3 I had to put the chickens in the coop myself. Found a thread on backyard chickens that suggested a light inside the coop. Day 3 with light inside the coop all chickens put themselves into the coop. Same for days 4 - 5 and still going strong. I recommend a light in the coop.
I put a shop light on a smart plug and set the smart plug to come on at 7pm and off at 9pm. worked perfectly.

 

[Msav]

to add to this,
I only had a light in front of the chicken door. my chickens were only roosting on that side. they were all trying to roost in one spot. the ones that did not fit slept on the floor. today I added 2 more lights so that the entire coop is now lit.
they just put themselves back in the coop early (15mins after sunset) and they are all spread out on all the roosts. only about 5 out of the 45 are on the floor.