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[Bluemonster107]

Hello ... I am usually over on the quail boards.. well I moved states over the summer and now allowed to have chickens!! My cousin has a small flock down the road.. grabbed 9 eggs.. two were not fertile and the rest hatched and they are the most beautiful and lovely little fluff balls ever!!! Okay.. question is.. at what age do I give them a perch... yea... coming from the quail world.. they don’t perch.. haha... they are about 4 days old now and think they are so smart jumping up on the heat plate.. I love them!!!!

 

[sourland]

Congratulations on the successful incubation.

 

[Carter Martin]

They don't need a perch before 6 weeks for sure and probably they can go without one for longer. But I don't think it will hurt to give them one sooner.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Hi! Congrats on your success! I'm sure they won't be needing it yet, but it wouldn't do them any harm to have one.

 

[cmom]

I have roosts in my chick/grow-out coop. The chicks love to get on them. At first it's more of a game for them. Here are some a little older but when they were a few days old they were up and down on the lower roosts. Like a jungle jim. Good luck and have fun...

 

[Folly's place]

We also have roosts in our coop section for the youngsters, and they use them to play on.
Chicks raised in the coop with a broody hen are up on roosts by three weeks or so, as soon as they have flight feathers, because mama encourages them.
Brooder raised chicks take longer to actually roost at night, but will later.
My chicks in the brooder get up on the feeders and waterer early too, playing 'king of the hill'.
Mary

 

[Bluemonster107]

I have roosts in my chick/grow-out coop. The chicks love to get on them. At first it's more of a game for them. Here are some a little older but when they were a few days old they were up and down on the lower roosts. Like a jungle jim. Good luck and have fun...
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How old are those in the pic? I love the setup!!

 

[BayAreaMike408]

I bought this small perch from Amazon and put it in around 2 weeks old. While not necessary, i enjoyed watching them figure it out. They also learned to sleep perching around 6-7 weeks which made the transition into the adult coop very seamless. No night training required.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DMRNKQY/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_3AZVCDPFJ60VW44TCRBR?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Bluemonster107]

I bought this small perch from Amazon..

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DMRNKQY/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_3AZVCDPFJ60VW44TCRBR?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Oh my goodness !! Cutest little perch ever! Thank you for sharing! Buying that now!! Just because it is so super cute!!!

 

[MissMonty]

For me I usually will give them one once I move them out of the brooder into a pen. I have a batch of chicks right now tho that have started trying to roost and they get on top of the water, knock it down or poop down it so this group is getting one sooner LOL!