Chicken behavior

[The Okie Chicken Lady]

Not sure if this is the right feed. My chickens are 7.5 weeks old. Why are they not going on the roost. At night they crawl all over each other and huddle in the corner on top of each other. I do have about 4 that roost out of 26. However the rest make a pile on top of each other. I have attempted to show them the roost

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

what breed are your chickens do you have a ramp to the roost because maybe its high and they have not realized they can fly to it or like my silkie can't fly to it.

 

[MarkJr]

Patience here. Every night, after full dark, place them on roost. Don’t give them light to change their mind. It will take.

You can also give it time. They will get it eventually

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Not sure if this is the right feed. My chickens are 7.5 weeks old. Why are they not going on the roost. At night they crawl all over each other and huddle in the corner on top of each other. I do have about 4 that roost out of 26. However the rest make a pile on top of each other. I have attempted to show them the roost

Without an adult flock to show them what to do, it takes longer for chicks to learn how to roost. I've had occasions where it's taken them up to age 16 weeks for them to figure things out! You can try to speed up the process by going out after bed time and putting them on the roost yourself.

 

[The Okie Chicken Lady]

I started to do that last night . Put them up they jump down I put them back up

 

[aart]

Not sure if this is the right feed. My chickens are 7.5 weeks old. Why are they not going on the roost. At night they crawl all over each other and huddle in the corner on top of each other. I do have about 4 that roost out of 26. However the rest make a pile on top of each other. I have attempted to show them the roost

Please post pics of your coop showing roosts....might have some ideas.

I started to do that last night . Put them up they jump down I put them back up

Got to do it well after dark, with a dim flashlight pointed up.

 

[The Okie Chicken Lady]

what breed are your chickens do you have a ramp to the roost because maybe its high and they have not realized they can fly to it or like my silkie can't fly to it.

Austrolorps and Easter eggers. The roost starts Abt 1 ft off ground to 4 ft ish

 

[IamRainey]

I've had 3 litters (?) of chicks hatch and get integrated into my flock and coop. Each time they did the same huddling in a corner behavior. It lasted a couple months. Eventually, they find their way into the flock and onto the roosts.

Meanwhile, is there a problem with it? If it gives them some comfort why interrupt the behavior?

 

[The Okie Chicken Lady]

I've had 3 litters (?) of chicks hatch and get integrated into my flock and coop. Each time they did the same huddling in a corner behavior. It lasted a couple months. Eventually, they find their way into the flock and onto the roosts.

Meanwhile, is there a problem with it? If it gives them some comfort why interrupt the behavior?

No problem I am afraid they will crush each other

 

[MarkJr]

No problem I am afraid they will crush each other

Valid concern