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Do chickens need to be taught to go in/roost at night?
Just a follow up. All 5 made it up there! I put the heat light up there, because it got cold and almost immediately they went up to see what has going on. It's been warmer and therefore no light/heat but they've all been up! I did NOT put food or water up there, nor did I raise the ladder...- TeamHolt
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Do chickens need to be taught to go in/roost at night?
Divine intervention, I suppose... I tried to get them all upstairs to then shut the door behind them (which would be like locking them in a wooden box) and the ladder's pulley system broke. So they spent the night outside. They were all huddled together on the ground, so I moved my brooder box...- TeamHolt
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Do chickens need to be taught to go in/roost at night?
I have 5 chicks, they're 5 weeks old and tonight is their first night outside. They are in a chicken tractor, much like the design of the Catawba http://catawbacoops.com/ None of them have made it into the upstairs/roost portion on their own yet. Do they need to be taught to go to bed? I...- TeamHolt
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