Pullets wont roost

[dannyd21]

They say it gets easier after the first. Not these chickens. Round 2 of a new flock of chickens and so far they seem like a very happy but very stubborn flock. Had to force them under the heat pad when they were chicks. Refused to go back to coop when the sun was going down and just thug out the dark for like 2 months. Will jump on my head, shoulders, legs but run away when i try to pick them up. Now they're 3 months old and still not roosting! Its not that they don't love the roost they absolutely do and utilize the hell out of it in the day but won't roost for the night. They've collectively chosen a corner that they love dearly and sleep in said corner. So what do I do?

P.S. I have a flock of 5 chickens, 3 barred rocks and 2 buff Orrington's

 

[Ridgerunner]

Are they sleeping somewhere predator safe? If they are in danger you need to do something.

Most of my brooder raised chicks start roosting at around 10 to 12 weeks of age. This is in a coop away from the adults, the adults can bully them off of the roosts if they are around. I've had some start as young as 5 weeks, I've had some go longer than 12 weeks. Personally as long as they are sleeping somewhere predator safe and not in my nests I don't care where they sleep. If they ever want to roost they will if they have the opportunity.

 

[kattabelly]

Are they sleeping somewhere predator safe? If they are in danger you need to do something.

Most of my brooder raised chicks start roosting at around 10 to 12 weeks of age. This is in a coop away from the adults, the adults can bully them off of the roosts if they are around. I've had some start as young as 5 weeks, I've had some go longer than 12 weeks. Personally as long as they are sleeping somewhere predator safe and not in my nests I don't care where they sleep. If they ever want to roost they will if they have the opportunity.

Agreed.

I've had them start roosting overnight at anything from 4 to 16+ weeks, and some adults that chose to sleep out on the ground when the weather allowed.

 

[dannyd21]

Are they sleeping somewhere predator safe? If they are in danger you need to do something.

Most of my brooder raised chicks start roosting at around 10 to 12 weeks of age. This is in a coop away from the adults, the adults can bully them off of the roosts if they are around. I've had some start as young as 5 weeks, I've had some go longer than 12 weeks. Personally as long as they are sleeping somewhere predator safe and not in my nests I don't care where they sleep. If they ever want to roost they will if they have the opportunity.

Definitely predator safe. They're more on the paranoid side compared to my first flock but as for them feeling like they're in danger of a predator it's definitely not the cause since the only predators around as of late are birds of prey but they've never made an attempt or even got close for the hens to know they exist.