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Today went just about perfectly. The big girls are keeping the little ones in line. The chicks were still making short visits to the next boxes. If they overstay their welcome the girls chase them out. If the big girls get too rough my 5 month old cockerel would break up the fight. At sunset...

Today went a bit better. The big girls chased the chicks out of the nest boxes the first half of the day while they were laying. The chicks did spend some time playing or maybe hiding in the boxes in the afternoon/evening hours after the laying was over. At sunset the chicks tried going back...

Thanks for your reply. I do have a low roost opposite the nesting boxes, on the left of attached picture. Last night at sunset I put the chicks on the low bar. Two of them walked over and jumped to the high bar. The other 6 jumped down. I kept trying to put them back up but they did eventually...

I have 9 pullets and one cockerel that are 5 months old all the pullets are laying and most of them are using the nest boxes. I still have one that just started last week and is laying eggs all around but I think she will figure it out the rest of them did. Anyway I also have eight 9 week old...