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UPDATE For the past three days just before dark I would put the two EEs in a wire dog cage inside the coop (with a roost bar) and let them stay there until the sun was coming up and I let out the 4 big girls to free range. It would give the EEs a chance to explore and get used to the new place...

Do you have any recommendations? @aart

Bring out fresh every day (twice if needed). My husband is worried about fire and there's obviously no electric or to the coop. I want to try to talk to him about a heated dog bowl and running an extension cord to it, but I don't know how much safer that is than other methods

Two of them regularly sleep on the top roost bar, the other two beat to their own drum and sometimes sleep under the roost bars.

I have two 3 1/2 foot roost bars made of 2x4s. Will post picturesb of the coop and run shortly

Well it's good to know I'm on the right track. Once everyone is out I let them investigate each other's coops (nosy chickens) and leave the doors open. All 4 of my Aussies have been in the little EE coop/run but at that point the little ones run for cover in there coop. I don't think it's been...

So this is a bit long, and I apologise for that. I just want to give all the details. I have four almost 8 month old Australorps. Two since chicks, two that I integrated when they were all 4 months and the same size. About a months ago I got a EE pullet. She got depressed being by herself so I...