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Yep, they'll figure it out in their own time. I only had one roosting last night and the others were in "the pile". Let us know when they begin.
Oh my gosh!!! My chickens are starting to roost! Most of them are in a pile in the corner, but there are a few who are roosting. But they all want to roost in the same 12" space on the roost board. Silly chickens...
Oh and my rooster crowed a REAL crow yesterday morning. He even crowed at...
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Go to a forum, for instance this one is: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying. Instead of clicking on a topic, look over to the far right and you will see a blue block with blue letters that says "post new topic". Click on that and ask away!
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I'm so happy to hear you found her! Yippee!!!! I just came inside after chasing my neighbors two dogs away; the doberman and the part-shepherd. They were just turning the corner of the house about 20 feet from the chickens. I chased them away and my cocker spaniel chased them...
Littletonchicks, I am so sorry to hear about losing one of your babies! And when it's from a neighbors dog that makes it all the worse. In my state people are supposed to have their dogs under control at all times, but I have a neighbor with a mean Doberman who regularly comes over to my...
Littletonchicks, I love the lights too and I really love to see pictures!
I just checked on mine and they are in the corner again all in one big pile. Maybe it's an Orpington and Wyandott thing. I'm trying really hard to get the coop done. My neighbor told me last night that they saw a...
Thank you all for giving me some answers. I'm beside myself. I've had a roost for them since they were only a few days old and kept making one bigger and higher as they grew, so they've been roosting, but just not to sleep. They have one that is about 18 inches off the ground in an outside...
My 10 BO and 5 GLW chicks will be 9 weeks old tomorrow. My coop isn't completed yet so I built an 8x8x5' pen for them to stay in until the coop is finished. It has old lawnmower wheels on it so it can be moved around. I guess you'd call it a tractor of sorts. (thanks lildinkem for your help...