I let my two month old cockerel's decide which coop they want to sleep in tonight and they ended up in my main coop with the older hens. They also, decided to sleep up on the perch. This is the first time they will be sleeping off the ground. They will get beaten up tomorrow. I need to get up...
They still slept on the ground, I'll let them do what they want. I will move them to join the main flock in about a month where they will learn to roost from the older chickens. I hope.........
Thanks for the tip, I will try to find a tiny battery light. I tried to put my 2 month old chicks on the perch last night and they kept jumping down. I trained 12 chicks to perch before in the same coop, but this one does not want to sleep on the perch. They seem to be attracted to the neighbors...
I think you need to keep them where they sleep for a few days and then open the ramp and let them come out them selves. Then check up on them at night to see if they went back up.
My 2 - two month old chicks sleep on the ground. I tried putting them up on the perch a few times and gave up, But...