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Mine always start off sleeping on the ground, as the above poster said, as they get older, they will move up when they are ready. I have a few "heavier" birds, and they still sleep on the ground, as do my roosters.

Anyone have any advice on whether or not it is a good idea to give the younger roo part of the run, where he will still be able to see the older roo and all the hens, although not able to access them? Should I let him have a hen or two in his part of the run? Should I make it so they cannot...

Thanks for the response. I think I am going to section off one corner of the run and let him have that space, with a small coop of his own. The older rooster can be aggressive towards me, but has always been really good with the hens (and he was even pretty good with the chicks when I first...

I have nine chickens - three have been together since they were chicks, 1.5 years ago. The other six have been together since they were chicks, 6 months ago. All nine have been sharing a fairly large coop and run since early summer. There was one rooster in the first set of three, and I...