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>I don't know why the author is chasing his chickens back to the pen. They normally want to go back to the coop to roost at night on their own.

I assume people like to put the chickens to bed before the chickens are actually ready to go to be themselves.

Fair enough if you want to do that, but you're making a lot of work for yourself. They normally go to bed an hour or so before dusk.

Maybe op doesn't have a fenced area? Also I saw some chickens here in Germany getting lost from their flock roaming around.