Lazy Chickens. Should I care?

[bobchristenson]

I have 4 hens, 11 weeks old, a 3x10 indoor coop attached to a 10x10 outdoor run. It's not super hot here in Michigan (about 75 and sunny today) but I've noticed the birds are almost always inside when I go out to visit them. They just sorta lay in a pile and sleep most of the day.

They seem healthy, but I guess I'd expect to find them (more often than not) pecking around outside on a nice day like today. Does it matter? Do I just have lazy chickens? Is my expectation that chickens are normally around rooting through the dirt just plain wrong?

Whatta ya think?

 

[scratch'n'peck]

Mine are out in the run most of the day time, but yours at 11 weeks old still might be getting used to the idea of having a coop and run. You could give them treats in the run. Maybe you can put the food and water in the run while they are getting more used to it. Look around for any things you think might spook them out there. Many chickens don't like wind much, and they may get freaked out by things flapping over head.