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  1. paigecamille

    stuck: hen won't get down from roost or use ramps

    Here's our special little barnevelder :) So, I got her down from the roost this morning and left her on the floor of the coop to eat. I came back a few hours later, and she was outside in the yard! For the first time, she used the ramp to get from the coop into the run all by herself! I think...
  2. paigecamille

    stuck: hen will not come down from roost or use ramps

    I posted this thread under the "chicken behaviors and laying" forum as well and got some interesting answers, you guys should check it out! I think in my chicken's case, she has a depth perception issue. She feels inclined to go to the top roost because she probably feels safe up there, but she...
  3. paigecamille

    stuck: hen won't get down from roost or use ramps

    As a matter of fact, she does slam her beak into the food, which sends it scattering everywhere. I just thought she was ravenous and extra enthusiastic about eating haha. AND, I've seen her miss the water nipple when trying to drink several times- I thought she just hadn't figured it out at...
  4. paigecamille

    stuck: hen won't get down from roost or use ramps

    tridentk9- Yes! I watched her climb up the ramps with ease, but she will not go down for anything. I feel bad for her because I don't like heights and can understand how going up is always easier than getting down, but I just wish she didn't feel it was necessary to get up there in the first...
  5. paigecamille

    stuck: hen won't get down from roost or use ramps

    Thank you for your reply! From what you said, I think she is probably just really sensitive to bullying. I have seen the other girls peck at her occasionally, but she's not missing any feathers and they let her eat with them out of the same feeder. At the place we got her from, she was in the...
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    stuck: hen won't get down from roost or use ramps

    Hello all! This is my first BYC post. We got our first chickens in March and have been really enjoying our girls and learning a lot! Some background on our situation: We have 4 hens: one RIR, one leghorn, one golden sexlink, and one barnevelder. They free roam in our backyard during the day...
  7. paigecamille

    stuck: hen will not come down from roost or use ramps

    Hello all! This is my first BYC post. We got our first chickens in March and have been really enjoying our girls and learning a lot! Some background on our situation: We have 4 hens: one RIR, one leghorn, one golden sexlink, and one barnevelder. They free roam in our backyard during the day...
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