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  1. EatingOrange

    Instinct vs training

    Thanks all, for the feedback. It's been a good many years since I've raised chickens and didn't remember that they take a while to learn to roost. I just found it odd that they were happy to sleep on the ground outdoors. They are some cute little buggers and just as sweet.
  2. EatingOrange

    Instinct vs training

    There was no proper roost in the brooder box, just a small piece of 2x2 lumber.
  3. EatingOrange

    Instinct vs training

    Hi all. I have two eight-week-old australorp pullets who just went out to the coop this week. They seem to have no roosting instinct and prefer to just hunker down in the dirt outside in their run at dusk. Is this typical of australorps? I always thought roosting was instinctive behavior. Every...
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