Most chicks I had showed the same stupidity. When they can see through, they suppose they can walk through.I wonder about Pippin's level of intelligence at times. He ran out of the brooder tent yesterday and then panicked extensively when he couldn't get back in.
The clever ones try something else after a while. Next time the smart ones try to go through once or twice but remember quickly where the door is
I had two older Dutch hens (pyle mother and daughter) who never understood. Blonds



2019, Zoë, one of my pyle coloured Dutch, who was a great broody and mother of 5.