Our Chix are about 3 months old now and have been in the coop for about a month. every day, after work, we let them out to roam the yard and like clock-work they head in around 8pm. The Girls have been piling in one corner and it looks uncomfortable but they seem to want to be there.. even after I picked them up and placed them on the roost.. they jump down and again pile into the corner.
Coop: 8' x 5' with 1 roost 8' long and 1 roost 3' long both about 2.5' off the ground with a box in the middle about 1' off the ground. we even have their original roost on the ground
I have read that they will go to the roost when they are ready...should I stop worrying?
p.s. we had a ton of flies but then I started adding a small layer of pine shavings every(other) day instead of once or twice a week and this has cut the flies down from "I can't count the darn things" to around 10 or 20. along with a sprinkle of D.E.
) and they need more room. I made two roost bars about 4 feet high with a ramp up to one end. I have had to place them on the roost both nights. when will they learn?
