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Place the chicks on the perch as close together as you can fit them. In turn, place your hands on their heads, exerting a slight downward pressure so their heads are parallel with the perch. This calms and quiets them and triggers the desire to sleep. Keep this up until all chicks are quiet and...

My current batch of six, six week olds, are still sleeping in a pile on the floor. This is their second night in the coop. I have no doubt they'll decide one day soon that roosting on the perch is a better place to sleep, if only to get out of their poop. The more complicated issue is teaching...