how do we teach a baby chicken to roost?

[cmom]

The 4 inch side up.

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
Yeah, the 4" side up, like cmom said. You're not slow. I just have a heard time describing things sometimes; especially when it comes to direction or orientation. I'm directionally challenged.

 

[giasmom]

I'm directionally challenged.

I liked that one !!

 

[mommathea]

Mine leaned to roost by themselves in the brooder and grow out cage(the coop wasn't ready when they were) But when we moved them to the coop they wouldn't roost.
I had to go out at night for 3 days and put them up there. Once the Alpha girl figured out that those weird boards on the wall were roosts they would roost by themselves.
And when I added a higher one, they went to that one the first night.

 

[Kali]

A dowel in the brooder is where I started... now out in the temporary coop they (11 BO & 4 SL) roost on last years dried out sunflower stalks. I keep expecting to see it broken in the morning but it's holding for now.... if only I could get it on video when it does break, what a commotion that'll be!

My cornishX refuse to roost... they prefer an old dog house with straw.

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

We just put the roost in with ours and they started getting up there by themselves. They will cock their head sideways and look at it a while, then jump right up there. Just give them time and they will roost when they are ready.