Quote:
Those 6 week olds will probably want to chick pile until maybe 8 weeks old - they will sleep together in a big pile on the floor covering each other and keeping each other warm. However if there are older chicks in your coop the babies will copy them earlier. My 1st brood didn't roost at night until 8-9weeks old, but my 2nd brood went up there to stay at just 6 weeks old after only a few days of chick piling. So it depends on your set up. Their instinct is to roost eventually. We don't force our chicks to roost - but they did it on their own when they felt comfortable about it. They could get up there because I would catch them up there during the day - so I knew it wasn't an access problem. Really young chicks can and do roost too.
My white leghorns at 4 weeks old - wouldn't roost at night - I MISS MY WHITE LEGHORN ROOS!!!!!
A couple of nights ago - my littles are 11 weeks old and my white leghorns are 15 weeks old tomorrow
Those 6 week olds will probably want to chick pile until maybe 8 weeks old - they will sleep together in a big pile on the floor covering each other and keeping each other warm. However if there are older chicks in your coop the babies will copy them earlier. My 1st brood didn't roost at night until 8-9weeks old, but my 2nd brood went up there to stay at just 6 weeks old after only a few days of chick piling. So it depends on your set up. Their instinct is to roost eventually. We don't force our chicks to roost - but they did it on their own when they felt comfortable about it. They could get up there because I would catch them up there during the day - so I knew it wasn't an access problem. Really young chicks can and do roost too.
My white leghorns at 4 weeks old - wouldn't roost at night - I MISS MY WHITE LEGHORN ROOS!!!!!
A couple of nights ago - my littles are 11 weeks old and my white leghorns are 15 weeks old tomorrow
Last edited:
