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Also I don't know if this has anything with it but they have a 30 lb. feed that is always full so they can free feed the reason I'm trying to get them to eat it is because they don't get to free range everyday so I'm trying to get them to eat some greens because I see other peoples chickens on...

Ok I've been trying to get my pullets that are eight weeks old to eat lettuce, apples, watermelon. But they won't touch it? Does anyone have any advice for me? They do eat grass but I've heard that leafy greens are good for them. Should I just keep giving them lettuce till they eat it...

So should I show them their roost or should I gist let them take their time and find it themselves like chickensaresweet says?

Ok well I have four ameraucana eight week pullets that won't sleep on their perch in their hen house does anyone else have this problem? Anyone know a way to get them to sleep on their roost?

I was so glad to see these thread I was wondering if I had males because some of them had little bumps where spurs would grow but I did some research and found out that hens can have spurs to but I still wasn't to sure so I did some more research and found this thread and discovered that my...

Hey let me know if it works and I'll give it a go

Ya I was so happy to see them go in on their own I just wish they would figure out to sleep on their perch and not on the floor

Hey everyone I thought I would update everyone who is following this thread that after butting my girls in their hen house for three nights they have officially gone in their hen house on there own last night so for you who are trying to figure out how to get their hens to go in their hen house...

Well what Ive been doing for the past two nights was butting them in their new hen house for the night in the hope that they will figure out where to go at night does anyone else have any other ideas?

No none of them are acting sick just wondering if it was ok or something I need to worry about they seem to be fine their eating their food and the weeds I put in their coop just thought it was odd but I might just be worrying over nothing

Has anyone else had their hens die from eating pine shavings?

I was wondering if I need to show my hens their hen house?

Thanks for all the reply's it really puts my mind at rest it's nice to hear that it's not just my chicks

Ok I have four six week old chicks and I added pine shavings to their new hen house and they started to eat small bits of it is that ok or should I worry?

Thanks for all the help and thank dawg53 the chart was really helpful