- Aug 31, 2017
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So I just got two pullets (approx 5 months old) to add to my current flock of 8. I have them in a chicken tractor separated from my other girls for now. My problem though, they don't seem to know what they're supposed to do? They've always been kept in pens with tons of other birds as far as I know. Like they don't know to roost, or forage, or get in the coop part of the tractor (we'll work on that over the next few days). I'm not sure they even figured out the feeder/waterer. They just huddled into a ball together on the ground to go to sleep tonight. I went out and moved them into the coop part, apparently it's supposed to be in the 40's tonight which is a big drop here and I was afraid they'd be cold. They do seem healthy otherwise. I guess I'm wondering will they learn these behaviors? Will they figure out the roost bar? I'm sure they could pick it up from my other girls in time but they won't be put together for awhile. Do I need to go scratch around in the dirt and perch on a stick to show them how it's done?!