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BowCHICKawowwow2
Chirping
I have 12 birds. I will be down to 11 because 1 of the ones we hatched is a rooster and we cant have roosters in my area so our friend that lives in the country is going to be taking it. I also have 2 roosts. One is 3 feet and 1 is 8 feet.Your set up looks nice.
Logistically you have 25 chickens at various ages trying to establish their pecking order.
A coop recommendation is 4-5 sq ft per bird inside. So you would need 100 or better yet 125 sq ft inside the coop and a recommended outside run is 10 sq ft per bird for 250sq ft.
You have a 4x8 coop that equals 32sq ft.
Now, its not a requirement but, you can see the difference in space for 25 birds. When you have a low pecking order chicken she will be on the "outside looking in" and spacing for each is snug.
She's probably blocked from entering the coop and isn't allowed in, let alone squeezed onto an 8 foot roost with others of her age and size.
Hopefully, someone else with more insight will pipe in.
When the weather gets ugly or too cold it's likely no one will go outside and more problems will encur.