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I guess my semantics are off. I thought "roost" specifically referred to their sleeping area, "perch" was the thing being stood upon, and "run" is the entire area outside their coop..? The current ones have only been in place for about a week, so yes it would make sense if they were hesitant...

Thank you for your replies! Figures, the day after I post this (been meaning to ask for a while now), they finally perch outside! On a slanted perch, which also answers that question. Here's my video proof: https://video.nest.com/clip/367ba021bdc04efb966b64a2765cc6a7.mp4 So it just took...

Brief context: I have 5 rescued Ameraucanas, we've had them since November and this is my first foray into having chickens. I thought they all loved perching in trees, etc. but mine will NOT perch outside their roost. I've tried various branches (we live in the forest), different heights, etc...