Arizona Chickens

[BlueBaby]

Hope I did the right thing... pullets' first night.

The pullets were not going to their roost perches. Found 3 trying to sit on top of a slanted nest box roof. I moved them onto a perch and they did stay there. The other two I put on a different perch. Each set huddled together.

Was it ok to do this? They are a bit high. I hope they will they be able to get down on their own in the morning.

They should be able to get down on their own. How high are the roost's?

 

[Happy Novogens]

They should be able to get down on their own. How high are the roost's?

About (human) chest high.

 

[BlueBaby]

About (human) chest high.

Really? Some human's are different height's, so chest high could vary.

 

[Happy Novogens]

Marked them in green....Roost on left I'd guess 54". The one on right a little higher.

 

[BlueBaby]

Marked them in green....Roost on left I'd guess 54". The one on right a little higher.

The one on the left, they will most likely use that lower board the get down from. I didn't see any board near the right side one for them to graduate back down from.

 

[springvalley123]

Marked them in green....Roost on left I'd guess 54". The one on right a little higher.

If you're worried, you can always go out there about 5:15 tomorrow morning and pluck them off the roosts. I'm always fine-tuning roosts, etc when I create a new coop/run

 

[Happy Novogens]

The one on the left, they will most likely use that lower board the get down from. I didn't see any board near the right side one for them to graduate back down from.

oh no. They had flown up to the top of the nest boxes (to the far right) on their own. Maybe they can fly down from the higher perch? Maybe I'll have to get up early instead.

 

[Stacaroni]

Well @Stacaroni Just left here a bit ago with the 2 Lakeshore Egger's. I hope that she make's it back home ok. It was raining over here earlier.

We made it! /falls asleep

 

[igorsMistress]

Thank you!! I agree. I'm thrilled with them!!

They’re pretty birds, Congratulations !! See, that chicken math is tricky business.

 

[igorsMistress]

Hope I did the right thing... pullets' first night.

The pullets were not going to their roost perches. Found 3 trying to sit on top of a slanted nest box roof. I moved them onto a perch and they did stay there. The other two I put on a different perch. Each set huddled together.

Was it ok to do this? They are a bit high. I hope they will they be able to get down on their own in the morning.

Fine to do this and they’ll fly down. I had perches where mine could go up or down. They used them to go up, but always flew down. Give them a nice layer of straw so it softens a really hard landing and they’ll be ok.