- Mar 31, 2009
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We raised 12 hens (cross between Rhode Island Red and Leghorn) in a place where the roof was so low that they couldn't fly. We moved our chicks to a big chicken coup when they were almost 4 months old. We have nice perches and nests for them but they don't want to fly....They want to be on the floor of the chicken coup and they also lay their eggs there. Any advice how we could change this habit so that they would lay their eggs in nests?
Also we recently got a rooster for the hens, but it doesn't seem to be working out...The hens are not interested in the rooster (except for pecking him at times)....They are quite attached to us and ran to us as they see us and stoop down......
Any advice, can we change their behaviour, they're now about 5 months old....
Also we recently got a rooster for the hens, but it doesn't seem to be working out...The hens are not interested in the rooster (except for pecking him at times)....They are quite attached to us and ran to us as they see us and stoop down......

Any advice, can we change their behaviour, they're now about 5 months old....