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Hi New to the group! šŸ˜ I have five Rhode Island reds, Three are five years old And we just added to new birds to the flock in March. The new birds are already laying! All seem pretty happy. For some reason they all decided recently to start roosting outside. We donā€™t have issues with predators so Iā€™m not too concerned. Iā€™m wondering will they go in their house if the weather gets bad or do I have to go put them in their house?
 
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
I recommend you start another thread in the Coop and Run forum with pictures of your setup. I guarantee you have predators that will eventually find your wayward chickens during the night and kill them.
 
Welcome to BYC! I'm sure you'll have a great time here. It depends on what you mean by 'outside'. If you mean inside a run but outside a coop, they should be ok but it is much better for them to be in the coop while roosting. If it is outside of a coop or run I'd say definitely put them in the coop. Good luck with your chicken keeping journey!
 
black_cat said:
Welcome to BYC! I'm sure you'll have a great time here. It depends on what you mean by 'outside'. If you mean inside a run but outside a coop, they should be ok but it is much better for them to be in the coop while roosting. If it is outside of a coop or run I'd say definitely put them in the coop. Good luck with your chicken keeping journey!
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Outside the coop but inside the run. They started this a week or so ago when it was extremely hot. Even though we have a small fan inside their coop I think it was just too hot and they decided it was cooler to roost outside. I just worry now theyā€™ve made a habit of it and weā€™re expecting some pretty bad rain in New Orleans over the next week or so with a tropical depression. Iā€™m wondering if I should remove the roost thatā€™s in the run and make them roost back in the group
 
Fostem07 said:
Outside the coop but inside the run. They started this a week or so ago when it was extremely hot. Even though we have a small fan inside their coop I think it was just too hot and they decided it was cooler to roost outside. I just worry now theyā€™ve made a habit of it and weā€™re expecting some pretty bad rain in New Orleans over the next week or so with a tropical depression. Iā€™m wondering if I should remove the roost thatā€™s in the run and make them roost back in the group
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*Coop not group
 
Fostem07 said:
Outside the coop but inside the run. They started this a week or so ago when it was extremely hot. Even though we have a small fan inside their coop I think it was just too hot and they decided it was cooler to roost outside. I just worry now theyā€™ve made a habit of it and weā€™re expecting some pretty bad rain in New Orleans over the next week or so with a tropical depression. Iā€™m wondering if I should remove the roost thatā€™s in the run and make them roost back in the group
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They should be safe at night if they are in the run, but are much safer in the coop as a run is easier for a predator to enter. How large is your coop, in feet x feet? How much ventilation do you have? If there is either too little space or ventilation that could cause them to not be comfortable in the coop.
 

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