Small chicken in the cold

[Newfarmer36]

Unless you seem them squabbling over the perches.[/QUOTE
Ok! Thank you!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

My pleasure.

 

[chicken4prez]

I wish mine was like that!

Well once you catch her you can give her lots of snuggles. That's how I train my hens and roosters.

 

[Newfarmer36]

Well once you catch her you can give her lots of snuggles. That's how I train my hens and roosters.

I never thought of that! I figured they'd just stay this way.

 

[fisherlady]

I put branches up for them. Is this ok or do I need to take these down and put something else?

The branches are a great roost, and work perfect in chain link fencing. You don't need to add more unless you want to create 'steps' with the lowest being a longer stick further out, then another set about a foot higher and a foot closer back to the corner and then another a foot higher and further back as a top roost. This gives them an easier way to get up and down, and if you have any really big bodied birds it is better that they have steps or a ramp to get up and down or a low roost to settle on. High jumps can cause leg injuries or early arthritis with big birds.

 

[fisherlady]

I have often used sticks through the chain link in our run to give the birds roosting and sunning spots. Multiple levels allow meek birds or youngsters room to avoid bossy birds.

 

[Brookethechickenwhisperer]

I had almost the same problem with my chickens.I went to my local pet store and bought a bag of mealworms.I got them to eventually eat out of my hand and then they came to me !

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Once you get them to roost in the coop at night, you can then start on socializing them.

 

[Newfarmer36]

The branches are a great roost, and work perfect in chain link fencing. You don't need to add more unless you want to create 'steps' with the lowest being a longer stick further out, then another set about a foot higher and a foot closer back to the corner and then another a foot higher and further back as a top roost. This gives them an easier way to get up and down, and if you have any really big bodied birds it is better that they have steps or a ramp to get up and down or a low roost to settle on. High jumps can cause leg injuries or early arthritis with big birds.

Thank you. As soon as I catch all of them, I'll start working on it. I've just spent an hour in this cold weather playing ring around the rosy with them in one of my bushes and only managed to catch 1.

 

[Newfarmer36]

I had almost the same problem with my chickens.I went to my local pet store and bought a bag of mealworms.I got them to eventually eat out of my hand and then they came to me !

They eat out of my hand. They just won't let me catch them.