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actually as far as I know and learned as a newbie chickeneer they will roost at the highest point they can and if their huddling together its to keep warm I have three levels of roost in my coop and they seem to either use the top one or the edges of the nesting boxesJust to let you know... we looked in on our chicks tonight, as we were preoccupied when it got dark, and the chicks were already in the coop on their roost. We wanted to make sure that they were all safe inside so we peeked through the window by their roost. You mentioned making some more roosts for your chicks. We have 8 birds and their roost is a 3 tier approx 36"x36". When we peered through the window, 5 of them were snuggled together on the top roost, 2 were on the middle roost and 1 was on the bottom. The majority either like being higher up or snuggled close together, since there was plenty of room for them on the other 2 roosts. I suppose it could have been the fact that we left the hardwire covered window open to a height just under the 3rd roost so that the lower 2 roosts were more level with the window opening. Perhaps they feel more vuneralbe on the lower roosts, should a predator pass by the window and see them.