I now have five chickens and two houses (as I used to have 8 chickens, but that's another story!). When I had 8, I had four in each house (having got them at different times and put them in their own house). The share a very large old orchard surrounded by a cornish hedge (and now some chicken wire too, see earlier 8 to 5 comment!).
For the past few months,since there's been 5, they have all started sleeping in one house (the domestic foul trust half-way-house) which wouldn't be a problem except as the are all large birds, three sleep on the perch and the other two sleep in the nesting box (one each end) and poo in the hay that they used to respect for eggs. It's obviously overcrowded for all five to 'perch'.
Question; how can I now move two of the hens to the other house? After dark as when I first get/add new hens? Or any other tips appreciated. Thanks