Katakornchicks
Songster
- Oct 6, 2021
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Hey there. So I have six, 6-week-old chicks that were hatched by one of my own hens. She's been an excellent first time mother; in fact perhaps a bit too excellent. The babies refuse to roost at night, despite having roosting options that they happily use during the day. Mom, a small bantam mix chicken, is still trying her best to sit on these ENORMOUS teenagers every night, but I know it's not comfortable for her. It's like 90° outside where I live and she's just panting away. Even the chicks are panting. I've tried to encourage them to roost by setting them on the roost at night, but they just jump back off and run to mom. I've even done it in the dark in hopes that if they can't see, they will stay put. But no, they still find a way. 2 of the chicks are going to new homes in like 2 days and I think they need to uh... Mature a bit... So should I do anything about this??