silkies won't climb ramp

[shortgrass]

OMG!!!! Major breakthrough!!!! So...! I have a Sweet Polish rooster that got picked on the head by the polish ladies, bloody head and all those gory stuff. I decided to move him into the silkie coop. I put a partition for a day and a night so they can get acquainted (although my roo is on the gentle sweetheart side, actually!). The next morning, they've become friends. Julio the Polish roo and the silkies (all are 3-month old) are just buddies, and silkies started to be more playful as Julio. All of my Polish chickens knew how to climb ramp since day one they moved in to their coop. So Julio, moving to the Silkie house, climbed the ramp in a breeze. When I did my nightly silkie pick up, Julio was already roosting. This was day 1. I picked up those stupid silkies as always, and all 3 roosted together. Tonight is day 2 together. I went to the coop at normal time at 8pm....guess what.....all 3 of them were roosting!!!!!!! *clap* *clap* *clap* I am so proud of my Julio who taught them how to climb the ramp and roost hahahahha LOL. These chickens are funny!!!!!

Yay!!!! That's cool, I would have never thought of putting another NON silkie chicken with them!


Now if I could only get mine to get DOWN, I'd be set too lol

 

[solovechickens]

We are all most finished with our coop and run. We put sand in run yesterday, but our free range chickens are not sure about the sand. What can I do to get them used to it?
Any info would be appreciated
Thanks, Judy

 

[shortgrass]

We are all most finished with our coop and run. We put sand in run yesterday, but our free range chickens are not sure about the sand. What can I do to get them used to it?
Any info would be appreciated
Thanks, Judy

Try tossing some scratch in it; they'll have to check it out at some point lol, they'll do it faster if there's food in it

 

[solovechickens]

Thank you, I will do that.

 

[sunshine ducky]

I’m having the same exact problem! They even refuse to go outside. They’re such home bodies lol