My 8 chicks are just about killing each other in the coop for roosting space. It is crazy out there! 5 of them are trying to roost on a window cill that only has room for 3 of them, maybe 4 at the most! And the 2 Austrolorps (named Jedi and Vader oddly enough) are fighting to the death for a corner space on one of the roosts that I built them. Gizmo took off and flew up to the top of the wall and finally go comfy on the top 2x4 that is over 5 feet off the floor all by herself. If she falls... she is going to knock the girls off of the window cill... who will flap around and knock off the the 3 who couldn't fit on the cill.... And all Im going to find in the morning is a pile of chicken parts!!!!
There are 2 perfectly nice roosts with more than enough room for everyone but no they have to roost on the top of walls and the window cills. They will be 6 weeks old on Monday, how long does this pecking order thing take? I'm not sure they are all going to survive it. And I certainly must avoid the drama that comes at dusk in the coop! Yikes!
There are 2 perfectly nice roosts with more than enough room for everyone but no they have to roost on the top of walls and the window cills. They will be 6 weeks old on Monday, how long does this pecking order thing take? I'm not sure they are all going to survive it. And I certainly must avoid the drama that comes at dusk in the coop! Yikes!