imnvs
Local Legend
This is one reason I don't spend time in my barns/coops more than I have to. That's why I don't put a bunch of kegs/jars/chests in there. At most there is the heater, autograbber, autopetter and 1 chest in 1 barn. They won't enter the barn/coop if you're in it when they should be entering, too, from what I've seen.You know what I just discovered minutes ago? Animals don't really leave the barn/coop until you go outside. All my barn doors were open but I didn't go out until about 3:30 because I was tending to my casks and they were all just coming out of the barns.
Another trick to do? Open the door to let them out before going in to take care of them and/or anything else inside. Then you just hold down the button to pet them as they all come streaming out, though some may linger inside a bit, so go ahead and do the same for your other barns/coops. Then come back to the first one to deal with stuff inside after the critters are all outside.